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Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair, the official text

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H.B. No. 766

AN ACT

relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of

a precinct chair.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 172.021, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows:

(h) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate

for precinct chair must, in addition to complying with Section

141.031, include:

(1) an e-mail address at which the candidate receives

correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;

(2) a telephone number at which the candidate can be

reached; or

(3) an e-mail address and a telephone number described

by Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(i) Notwithstanding Sections 141.035, 172.0221, and

172.028, information provided under Subsection (h) is confidential

and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter

552, Government Code.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________
______________________________

President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the House on May 6,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 766 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor
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