TITLE: Relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special election to fill a vacancy.

SUMMARY: Relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special election to fill a vacancy.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special election to fill a vacancy. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.054, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (f) For a special election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the [day of the] filing deadline is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day. (g) A declaration of write-in candidacy for a special election must be filed not later than the filing deadline prescribed by this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.