BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2754 By: Capriglione Elections Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, candidates for certain judicial offices are required to submit a petition with a minimum number of valid signatures in order to get a place on a primary ballot for an election. Interested parties contend that this requirement could present an impediment for a person who otherwise might apply for a place on the ballot. H.B. 2754 seeks to address this issue. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2754 repeals Sections 172.021(e) and (g), Election Code, setting out petition signature requirements for the petitions that candidates for certain judicial offices must submit with their respective applications for a place on the general primary election ballot, which vary with respect to whether a candidate chooses to submit the applicable filing fee with that application or chooses to file a petition in lieu of the filing fee. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2754
By: Capriglione
Elections
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2754
By: Capriglione
Elections
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, candidates for certain judicial offices are required to submit a petition with a minimum number of valid signatures in order to get a place on a primary ballot for an election. Interested parties contend that this requirement could present an impediment for a person who otherwise might apply for a place on the ballot. H.B. 2754 seeks to address this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2754 repeals Sections 172.021(e) and (g), Election Code, setting out petition signature requirements for the petitions that candidates for certain judicial offices must submit with their respective applications for a place on the general primary election ballot, which vary with respect to whether a candidate chooses to submit the applicable filing fee with that application or chooses to file a petition in lieu of the filing fee.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, candidates for certain judicial offices are required to submit a petition with a minimum number of valid signatures in order to get a place on a primary ballot for an election. Interested parties contend that this requirement could present an impediment for a person who otherwise might apply for a place on the ballot. H.B. 2754 seeks to address this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2754 repeals Sections 172.021(e) and (g), Election Code, setting out petition signature requirements for the petitions that candidates for certain judicial offices must submit with their respective applications for a place on the general primary election ballot, which vary with respect to whether a candidate chooses to submit the applicable filing fee with that application or chooses to file a petition in lieu of the filing fee.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.