85R11828 SRS-F
By: Israel H.B. No. 2325
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the officially prescribed form for a candidate's
application for a place on the ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.039, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. In addition to
the other statements and spaces for entering information that
appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a
place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a
candidate is required to file under this code must include:
(1) a space for indicating the form in which the
candidate's name is to appear on the ballot;
(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing
address;
(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office
telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate
receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign; and
(4) a statement informing candidates that the
furnishing of the telephone numbers [or e-mail address] is
optional.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.