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Amend the Wolens floor substitute for CSHB 1606 as follows:
(1) On page 28 of the substitute, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following new SECTION, appropriately numbered:
SECTION 2.___. Section 252.0031, Election Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the name of a
specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting
an officeholder may not include the name of the candidate or
officeholder the committee supports or assists unless the candidate
or officeholder in writing authorizes the committee to include the
candidate's or officeholder's name. The authorization must be
filed with the committee's campaign treasurer appointment.
(2) On page 40 of the substitute, between lines 24 and 25,
insert the following new section, appropriately numbered:
SECTION 2.___. Not later than October 1, 2003, each
specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate or assisting
an officeholder whose name includes the name of the candidate or
officeholder shall file with the authority with whom the
committee's campaign treasurer appointment is required to be filed:
(1) a written authorization from the candidate or
officeholder for the use of the candidate's or officeholder's name,
as required by Section 252.0031(c), Election Code, as added by this
Act; or
(2) an amended campaign treasurer appointment
indicating a new name for the committee that does not include the
name of the candidate or officeholder.
(3) Renumber the SECTIONS of Article 2 accordingly.