By: Middleton S.B. No. 932
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility and to
the prohibition of the candidate's placement on the ballot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 145.003, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as
follows:
(f) A candidate may be declared ineligible only if:
(1) the information on the candidate's application for
a place on the ballot indicates that the candidate is ineligible for
the office; [or]
(2) facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible
are conclusively established by another public record; or
(3) the candidate fails to pay the filing fee or submit
a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements
prescribed by Section 141.062.
(f-1) The authority responsible for preparing the ballots
shall omit a candidate from the ballot if the candidate is declared
ineligible under Subsection (f).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.