TITLE: Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.

SUMMARY: Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 172, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 172.0211 to read as follows: Sec. 172.0211. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate shall be prohibited from making an application for a place on the general primary election ballot with more than one political party in the same voting year. (b) If a candidate violates this section, any authority receiving an application from the candidate shall reject the application. (c) A candidate whose application is rejected under this section is not entitled to receive a refund of the filing fees for the rejected application. (d) A candidate whose application is rejected under this section is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as: (1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate filed for a place on the ballot for the primary; (2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the candidate filed an application for a place on the ballot; or (3) a write-in candidate for an office for which the candidate filed for a place on the ballot for the primary. (e) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.