H.B. No. 1135
AN ACT
relating to an application to run for political office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) After the filing deadline:
(1) a candidate may not amend an application filed
under Section 141.031; and
(2) the authority with whom the application is filed
may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section
141.031.
SECTION 2. Section 141.062, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) After the filing deadline:
(1) a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a
filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and
(2) the authority with whom the application is filed
may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee
submitted with the candidate's application.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot that is filed
on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1135 was passed by the House on May 5,
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1135 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor