| 1 | 1 | | 86R15107 GRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Swanson H.B. No. 4521 |
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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 the filing fee for certain candidates. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 142.004(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 10 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (b) An application must, in addition to complying with |
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| 12 | 12 | | Section 141.031, be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or a |
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| 13 | 13 | | petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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| 14 | 14 | | prescribed by Section 141.062. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 142, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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| 16 | 16 | | Section 142.0041 to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 142.0041. FILING FEE. (a) The filing fee for an |
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| 18 | 18 | | independent candidate is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 |
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| 19 | 19 | | for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general |
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| 20 | 20 | | primary election. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be |
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| 22 | 22 | | deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue |
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| 23 | 23 | | fund. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be |
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| 25 | 25 | | deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general |
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| 26 | 26 | | fund. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 3. Section 181.031, Election Code, is amended by |
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| 28 | 28 | | adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (d) In addition to the requirements prescribed by Section |
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| 30 | 30 | | 141.031, the application must be accompanied by a filing fee or a |
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| 31 | 31 | | petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements |
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| 32 | 32 | | imposed by Section 141.062. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (e) The amount of the filing fee imposed under Subsection |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for |
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| 35 | 35 | | nomination for the same office in a general primary election. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (f) A filing fee under this section is to be delivered to the |
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| 37 | 37 | | appropriate party official under Section 181.032(a) for party use. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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