TITLE: Relating to eligibility requirements for public office and to the form of an application for a place on the ballot.

SUMMARY: Relating to eligibility requirements for public office and to the form of an application for a place on the ballot.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to eligibility requirements for public office and to the form of an application for a place on the ballot. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 141.031, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) In support of the statement required by Subsection (a)(4)(G), a candidate shall provide a certified copy of the candidate's pardon or other documentation evincing removal of disability. SECTION 2. Section 141.039, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a candidate is required to file under this code must include: (1) a space for indicating the form in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot; (2) a space for the candidate's public mailing address; (3) spaces for the candidate's home and office telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign; [and] (4) a statement informing candidates that the furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional;and (5) a notice adjacent to the statement required by Section 141.031(a)(4)(G), printed in boldfaced type and capital letters, that reads: "RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS IS NOT THE SAME AS REMOVAL OF DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF SATISFYING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.".SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.