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| 1 | 1 | 87R9720 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Noble H.B. No. 3152 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to candidates who are ineligible for office. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 145, Election Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 145.0035 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 145.0035. SECRETARY OF STATE TO SEEK REMOVAL OF | |
| 12 | 12 | INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE FROM BALLOT. If the secretary of state | |
| 13 | 13 | becomes aware of a candidate who has withdrawn, has died, or is | |
| 14 | 14 | ineligible but whose name has not been omitted from the ballot, the | |
| 15 | 15 | secretary may petition a district court for appropriate relief. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 17 | 17 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 18 | 18 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 19 | 19 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |