Bill Text: TX HB1635 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the operation of political parties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-18 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1635 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1635-Engrossed.html
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| By: Burrows | H.B. No. 1635 | |
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| relating to the operation of political parties. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 162.001, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) A party official may not deny a person eligible to | ||
| affiliate with a political party under Section 162.002 the ability | ||
| to affiliate with the political party. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 163.007, Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 163.007. RULES ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS. A rule on | ||
| electoral affairs is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same | ||
| manner as if the rule were a statute. A rule on electoral affairs | ||
| that conflicts with state or federal law is void and unenforceable. | ||
| SECTION 3. Sections 172.0222(b) and (g), Election Code, are | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (b) On the filing of an application for a place on the | ||
| general primary election ballot, the authority with whom the | ||
| application is filed shall review the application to determine | ||
| whether it complies with state or federal law or with the | ||
| requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must | ||
| satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the general primary | ||
| election ballot. | ||
| (g) If an application does not comply with the [ |
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| requirements described by Subsection (b), the authority shall | ||
| reject the application and immediately deliver to the candidate | ||
| written notice of the reason for the rejection. | ||
| SECTION 4. Section 172.082(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) The county chair or the county chair's designee shall | ||
| conduct the drawing [ |
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| SECTION 5. Section 172.111(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) The county chair [ |
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| the overall conduct of a primary election in each county. | ||
| SECTION 6. Section 173.033, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
| (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter: | ||
| (1) a primary fund may not be used to pay expenses | ||
| incurred by a political party in connection with a primary election | ||
| conducted by a political party that has authorized a party official | ||
| to reject an application for a place on the primary election ballot | ||
| or declare a candidate ineligible for any reason not specified | ||
| under the laws of this state or federal law; and | ||
| (2) any funds disbursed to the primary fund of a | ||
| political party specified in Subdivision (1) shall be remitted to | ||
| the secretary of state immediately on request and deposited in the | ||
| state treasury for the financing of primary elections. | ||
| SECTION 7. Section 191.008(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) The rules may not be inconsistent with national party | ||
| rules, this subchapter, or [ |
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| state under this subchapter. | ||
| SECTION 8. Sections 172.081 and 172.083, Election Code, are | ||
| repealed. | ||
| SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
