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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a filing fee submitted with an application for a place |
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on a ballot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), the authority |
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receiving an application shall return it to the applicant as |
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incomplete if the applicant submits payment of a fee that is |
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returned for insufficient funds. The applicant may resubmit the |
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application before the end of the filing period, but payment of the |
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filing fee may not be made in the form of a check from the same |
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account as that of the payment previously returned for insufficient |
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funds. |
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(b-2) If a payment of a filing fee is returned for |
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insufficient funds after the end of the filing period, the |
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application is not considered to be timely filed, and the authority |
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receiving the application shall inform the applicant that the |
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application was not valid. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |