| 1 | 1 | | 89R2537 MPF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Noble H.B. No. 3575 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and an |
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| 10 | 10 | | application for a place on the ballot by a candidate for the board |
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| 11 | 11 | | of directors of an appraisal district. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 252.005, Election Code, is amended to |
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| 14 | 14 | | read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: |
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| 16 | 16 | | CANDIDATE. An individual must file a campaign treasurer |
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| 17 | 17 | | appointment for the individual's own candidacy with: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) the commission, if the appointment is made for |
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| 19 | 19 | | candidacy for: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (A) a statewide office; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (B) a district office filled by voters of more |
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| 22 | 22 | | than one county; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (C) a judicial district office filled by voters |
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| 24 | 24 | | of only one county; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (D) state senator; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (E) state representative; or |
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| 27 | 27 | | (F) the State Board of Education; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the county clerk, if the appointment is made for |
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| 29 | 29 | | candidacy for: |
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| 30 | 30 | | (A) a county office; [,] |
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| 31 | 31 | | (B) a precinct office; [,] |
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| 32 | 32 | | (C) an elected position on the board of directors |
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| 33 | 33 | | of an appraisal district to which Section 6.0301, Tax Code, |
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| 34 | 34 | | applies; or |
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| 35 | 35 | | (D) a district office other than one included in |
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| 36 | 36 | | Subdivision (1); |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) except as otherwise provided by this section, the |
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| 38 | 38 | | clerk or secretary of the governing body of the political |
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| 39 | 39 | | subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk or |
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| 40 | 40 | | secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the |
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| 41 | 41 | | appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political |
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| 42 | 42 | | subdivision other than a county; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (4) the county clerk if: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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| 45 | 45 | | office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (B) the governing body for the political |
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| 47 | 47 | | subdivision has not been formed; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | (C) no boundary of the political subdivision |
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| 49 | 49 | | crosses a boundary of the county; or |
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| 50 | 50 | | (5) the commission if: |
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| 51 | 51 | | (A) the appointment is made for candidacy for an |
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| 52 | 52 | | office of a political subdivision other than a county; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (B) the governing body for the political |
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| 54 | 54 | | subdivision has not been formed; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | (C) the political subdivision is situated in more |
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| 56 | 56 | | than one county. |
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| 57 | 57 | | SECTION 2. Section 6.032(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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| 58 | 58 | | follows: |
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| 59 | 59 | | (b) An application for a place on the ballot must be filed |
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| 60 | 60 | | with the county clerk [judge] of the county in which the appraisal |
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| 61 | 61 | | district is established and be accompanied by a filing fee |
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| 62 | 62 | | prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section or a petition in lieu |
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| 63 | 63 | | of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed by |
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| 64 | 64 | | Section 141.062, Election Code, and Subsection (d) of this section. |
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| 65 | 65 | | SECTION 3. Section 252.005, Election Code, as amended by |
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| 66 | 66 | | this Act, applies only to a campaign treasurer appointment required |
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| 67 | 67 | | to be filed under Chapter 252, Election Code, on or after the |
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| 68 | 68 | | effective date of this Act. A campaign treasurer appointment |
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| 69 | 69 | | required to be filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 70 | 70 | | governed by the law in effect on the date the appointment was filed, |
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| 71 | 71 | | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 72 | 72 | | SECTION 4. Section 6.032, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, |
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| 73 | 73 | | applies only to an application for a place on the ballot for a |
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| 74 | 74 | | position on the board of directors of an appraisal district |
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| 75 | 75 | | required to be filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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| 76 | 76 | | application required to be filed before the effective date of this |
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| 77 | 77 | | Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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| 78 | 78 | | filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 79 | 79 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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