HB4962 - Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office.

      By: Pierson H.B. No. 4962       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public   office.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter (B), Section 141.0031, Election Code,   is amended by adding Subsections (N) and (O) to read as follows:          (4)  include:                (A)  the candidate's name;                (B)  the candidate's occupation;                (C)  the office sought, including any place number or   other distinguishing number;                (D)  an indication of whether the office sought is to be   filled for a full or unexpired term if the office sought and another   office to be voted on have the same title but do not have place   numbers or other distinguishing numbers;                (E)  a statement that the candidate is a United States   citizen;                (F)  a statement that the candidate has not been   determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate   jurisdiction to be:                (i)  totally mentally incapacitated; or                (ii)  partially mentally incapacitated without the   right to vote;                (G)  an indication that the candidate has either not   been finally convicted of a felony or if so convicted has been   pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;                (H)  the candidate's date of birth;                (I)  the candidate's residence address or, if the   residence has no address, the address at which the candidate   receives mail and a concise description of the location of the   candidate's residence;                (J)  the candidate's length of continuous residence in   the state and in the territory from which the office sought is   elected as of the date the candidate swears to the application;                (K)  the statement: "I, __________, of __________   County, Texas, being a candidate for the office of __________,   swear that I will support and defend the constitution and laws of   the United States and of the State of Texas";                (L)  a statement that the candidate is aware of the   nepotism law, Chapter 573, Government Code; and                (M)  a public mailing address at which the candidate   receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign, if   available, and an electronic mail address at which the candidate   receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign, if   available.                 (N)     whether the candidate has any citizenship of any   nation except the United States or a federally recognized Indian   tribe. The question must also require the candidate to list their   other nation or nations of citizenship, as applicable.                 (O)     The information required in subsection (4)(N) must   be posted online in a publicly available place by the secretary of   state.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a candidate in an   election held on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.