89R15847 AB-F
By: Bucy H.B. No. 4309
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing fee for nomination by convention.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 181.0311(a), Election Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to any other requirements, to be considered
for nomination by convention, a candidate must:
(1) pay a filing fee to the [secretary of] state chair
for a statewide or district office or the county chair [judge] for a
county or precinct office; or
(2) submit to the [secretary of] state chair for a
statewide or district office or the county chair [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.
SECTION 2. Sections 181.0311(c) and (d), Election Code, are
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.