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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to candidates who are ineligible for office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 145, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 145.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.0035. SECRETARY OF STATE TO SEEK REMOVAL OF |
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INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE FROM BALLOT. If the secretary of state |
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becomes aware of a candidate who has withdrawn, has died, or is |
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ineligible but whose name has not been omitted from the ballot, the |
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secretary may petition a district court for appropriate relief. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |