H.B. No. 2323
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special
  election to fill a vacancy.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 201.054, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
  follows:
         (f)  For a special election to be held on the date of the
  general election for state and county officers, the [day of the]
  filing deadline is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day.
         (g)  A declaration of write-in candidacy for a special
  election must be filed not later than the filing deadline
  prescribed by this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2323 was passed by the House on May 9,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2323 was passed by the Senate on May
  24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor