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S.B. No. 904
1 than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the regular filing
2 deadline [ ].- r-a l rmay el . ayl.
3 SECTION 5. Section 172.057, Election Code, is amended to
4 read as follows:
5 Sec. 172.057. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE
6 CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT. A
7 candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election
8 ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible
9 on or before the first [,9Th] day after the date of the regular
10 filing deadline [ .beforegner. al . primary election day .
11 SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 172.058, Election Code,
12 is amended to read as follows:
13 (a) If a candidate who has made an application for a place on
14 the general primary election ballot that complies with the
15 applicable requirements dies or is declared ineligible after the
16 first [-9.th] day after the date of the regular filing deadline
17 [-efo rc.. coa prmy lecion ] da] , the candidate's name shall
18 be placed on the ballot and the votes cast for the candidate shall19 be counted and entered on the official election returns in the same
20 manner as for the other candidates.
21 SECTION 7. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 202.004,
22 Election Code, are amended to read as follows:
23 (a) A political party's nominee for an unexpired term must
24 be nominated by primary election if:
25 (1) the political party is making nominations by
26 primary election for the general election in which the vacancy is to
27 be filled; and3
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 904, Chapter 589, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438612/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.