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AN ACT
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relating to a withdrawal of a candidate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.052, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) A certification may be made under Subsection (a) |
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following the filing of a withdrawal request by a candidate after |
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the deadline prescribed by Section 145.092 if: |
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(1) the withdrawal request is valid except for the |
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untimely filing; |
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(2) ballots for the election have not been prepared; |
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and |
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(3) the conditions for certification under Subsection |
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(a) are otherwise met. |
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(d) A certification described by Subsection (c) shall be |
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delivered to the governing body of the political subdivision as |
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soon as possible. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 145, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 145.098 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 145.098. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE BEFORE BALLOTS ARE |
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PREPARED. If a candidate files a withdrawal request after the |
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deadline prescribed by Section 145.092, and the candidate complies |
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with each requirement under Section 145.001 except that the |
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candidate's filing to withdraw is untimely, the authority |
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responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the |
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candidate from the ballot if the ballots have not been prepared at |
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the time the candidate files the withdrawal request. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1661 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1661 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |