Bill Text: TX HB3432 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective office declare a party affiliation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-18 - Referred to Elections [HB3432 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3432-Introduced.html

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86R1317 ADM-D
By: Sanford H.B. No. 3432

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that candidates for municipal elective
office declare a party affiliation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 143, Election Code, is amended by adding
Section 143.0011 to read as follows:
Sec. 143.0011. PARTISAN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. (a) A
candidate must declare a party affiliation to run for a city office.
(b) A candidate's party affiliation must appear on the
ballot next to the candidate's name.
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 143.003, Election Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 143.003. PARTISAN NOMINATION [CANDIDACY] FOR
HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED.
SECTION 3. Section 143.004, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 143.004. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) Subject to Section
143.005, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must
make an application for a place on the ballot.
(b) An application must state the political party with which
the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a
party, state that fact.
SECTION 4. Section 143.002, Election Code, is repealed.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.