84R7291 ADM-F
By: Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 2775
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a petition filed in connection with an application for a
place on the ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.065, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) A registered voter of the territory from which a
candidate seeks to be elected may challenge the candidate's
petition or any signatures on the petition. Any challenge must be
filed in the appropriate district court before the deadlines
established by Section 141.034.
(d) A single notarized affidavit by any person who obtained
signatures is valid for all signatures gathered by the person if the
date of notarization is after the date of the last signature
obtained by the person.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 141.071 to read as follows:
Sec. 141.071. CORRECTION OF PETITION. A petition may be
corrected and additional signatures presented to the appropriate
authority after it has been initially filed but not after the
deadline for filing the petition.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
petition circulated on or after the effective date of this Act. A
petition circulated before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the petition is
circulated, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.