HB1751 - Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.

  89R7931 PRL-D     By: Manuel H.B. No. 1751       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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, 2025.