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| 1 | 1 | By: Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 2193 | |
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| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to certain filing fees for candidates in a primary | |
| 7 | 7 | election. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 173.062, Election Code, | |
| 10 | 10 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 173.062. FEE PAID TO STATE CHAIR FOR DISTRICT OFFICES | |
| 12 | 12 | REMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE [ALLOCATED AMONG COUNTY COMMITTEES]. | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 2. Section 173.062(a), Election Code, is amended to | |
| 14 | 14 | read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (a) The [state chair shall allocate the] filing fee for a | |
| 16 | 16 | district office accompanying an application for a place on the | |
| 17 | 17 | ballot filed with the state chair during the regular filing period | |
| 18 | 18 | shall be remitted to the secretary of state and deposited in the | |
| 19 | 19 | state treasury for the financing of primary election expenses | |
| 20 | 20 | [among the county executive committees serving the counties | |
| 21 | 21 | comprising the district]. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. Sections 173.062(b), (c), and (d), Election | |
| 23 | 23 | Code, are repealed. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |