Bill Amendment: TX SB1705 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to nominations by primary election by certain political parties.

Status: 2023-05-04 - Referred to Elections [SB1705 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1705-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Middleton.html

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Amend CSSB 1705 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 172.001, Election Code (page 1, lines 28 and 29), between "REQUIRED." and "Except", insert "(a)".

(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 172.001, Election Code (page 1, between lines 37 and 38), insert the following subsection:

(b)  If a party required to make nominations by primary election under this section makes nominations by any other method, except as permitted by Section 145.036, 145.038, 202.006, or 232.046, a candidate nominated by that party for a state or county officer or a member of Congress shall be ineligible for a place on the ballot in the general election following the nomination made by another method.