| 1 | 1 | | 84R2129 ADM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer H.B. No. 464 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to requiring candidates to pay a filing fee or submit a |
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| 8 | 8 | | petition in lieu of a filing fee to appear on the ballot for the |
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| 9 | 9 | | general election for state and county officers. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 141, Election Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 141.041 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 141.041. FILING FEE OR PETITION TO APPEAR ON BALLOT FOR |
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| 14 | 14 | | GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) In addition |
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| 15 | 15 | | to any other requirements, to be eligible to be placed on the ballot |
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| 16 | 16 | | for the general election for state and county officers, a candidate |
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| 17 | 17 | | who is nominated by convention under Chapter 181 or 182 must: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) pay a filing fee to the secretary of state for a |
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| 19 | 19 | | statewide or district office or the county judge for a county or |
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| 20 | 20 | | precinct office; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) submit to the secretary of state for a statewide or |
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| 22 | 22 | | district office or the county judge for a county or precinct office |
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| 23 | 23 | | a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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| 24 | 24 | | prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section 141.062. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) The amount of the filing fee is the amount prescribed by |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office |
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| 27 | 27 | | in a general primary election. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (c) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be |
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| 29 | 29 | | deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue |
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| 30 | 30 | | fund. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be |
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| 32 | 32 | | deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general |
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| 33 | 33 | | fund. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (e) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the |
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| 35 | 35 | | petition authorized by Subsection (a) is the number prescribed by |
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| 36 | 36 | | Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for |
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| 37 | 37 | | nomination for the same office in a general primary election. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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| 39 | 39 | | implement this section. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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