87R3518 MLH-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 1183
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility requirements for public office and to the
form of an application for a place on the ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In support of the statement required by Subsection
(a)(4)(G), a candidate shall provide a certified copy of the
candidate's pardon or other documentation evincing removal of
disability.
SECTION 2. 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 is optional; and
(5) a notice adjacent to the statement required by
Section 141.031(a)(4)(G), printed in boldfaced type and capital
letters, that reads: "RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS IS NOT THE SAME
AS REMOVAL OF DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF SATISFYING ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.".
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.