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| 1 | 1 | 85R9859 ADM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 3072 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a petition filed in connection with an application for a | |
| 8 | 8 | place on the ballot. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 141.065, Election Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) A single notarized affidavit by any person who obtained | |
| 13 | 13 | signatures is valid for all signatures gathered by the person if the | |
| 14 | 14 | date of notarization is on or after the date of the last signature | |
| 15 | 15 | obtained by the person. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 141, Election Code, is | |
| 17 | 17 | amended by adding Section 141.071 to read as follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | Sec. 141.071. CORRECTION OF PETITION. A petition may be | |
| 19 | 19 | corrected and additional signatures presented to the appropriate | |
| 20 | 20 | authority after it has been initially filed but not after the | |
| 21 | 21 | deadline for filing the petition. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a | |
| 23 | 23 | petition circulated on or after the effective date of this Act. A | |
| 24 | 24 | petition circulated before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 25 | 25 | governed by the law in effect on the date the petition is | |
| 26 | 26 | circulated, and the former law is continued in effect for that | |
| 27 | 27 | purpose. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |