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AN ACT
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relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special |
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election to fill a vacancy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.054, Election Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) For a special election to be held on the date of the |
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general election for state and county officers, the [day of the] |
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filing deadline is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day. |
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(g) A declaration of write-in candidacy for a special |
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election must be filed not later than the filing deadline |
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prescribed by this section. |
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SECTION 2. 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. 2323 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, 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. 2323 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 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 |