By: Hughes S.B. No. 2093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to filing fees for certain candidates for office in
primary elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 141.041, Election Code, is transferred
to Subchapter B, Chapter 181, Election Code, redesignated as
Section 181.0311, Election Code, and amended to read as follows:
Sec. 181.0311 [141.041]. FILING FEE OR PETITION REQUIRED
[TO APPEAR ON BALLOT FOR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY
OFFICERS]. (a) In addition to any other requirements, [to be
eligible] to be considered for nomination by convention [placed on
the ballot for the general election for state and county officers],
a candidate [who is nominated by convention under Chapter 181 or
182] must:
(1) pay a filing fee to the secretary of state for a
statewide or district office or the county judge for a county or
precinct office; or
(2) submit to the secretary of state for a statewide or
district office or the county judge for a county or precinct office
a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements
prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section 141.062.
(b) The amount of the filing fee is the amount prescribed by
Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office
in a general primary election.
(c) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue
fund.
(d) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be
deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general
fund.
(e) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the
petition authorized by Subsection (a) is the number prescribed by
Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for
nomination for the same office in a general primary election.
(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.