83R1012 JRJ-D
By: Murphy H.B. No. 1099
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing deadline for candidates for nomination by a
political party.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 181.033(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an application for
nomination by a convention must be filed not later than the regular
deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the
general primary ballot [5 p.m. on January 2 preceding the
convention].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.