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| 1 | 1 | 84R3466 JRJ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dutton H.B. No. 816 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to creating a criminal offense for a candidate for public | |
| 8 | 8 | office who misrepresents the candidate's residency. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 141, Election Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 141.005 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 141.005. UNLAWFUL MISREPRESENTATION OF RESIDENCY | |
| 13 | 13 | STATUS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or | |
| 14 | 14 | intentionally misrepresents the person's residency to appear | |
| 15 | 15 | eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public | |
| 16 | 16 | elective office in this state. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third | |
| 18 | 18 | degree. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |