Forty-ninth Legislature                                                 Burges

Second Regular Session                                               S.B. 1024

 

BURGES FLOOR AMENDMENT

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1024

 

(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)

 


Page 11, line 23, before "When" insert:

"A."

Between lines 34 and 35, insert:

"B.  The national political party committee for a candidate for president for a party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot shall provide to the secretary of state written notice of that political party's nomination of its candidates for president and vice‑president.  Within ten days after submittal of the names of the candidates, the national political party committee shall submit an affidavit of the presidential candidate in which the presidential candidate states the candidate's citizenship and age and shall append to the affidavit documents that prove that the candidate is a natural born citizen, prove the candidate's age and prove that the candidate meets the residency requirements for President of the United States as prescribed in article II, section 1, Constitution of the United States.

C.  The secretary of state shall review the affidavit and other documents submitted by the national political party committee and, if the secretary of state has reasonable cause to believe that the candidate does not meet the citizenship, age and residency requirements prescribed by law, the secretary of state shall not place that candidate's name on the ballot."

Amend title to conform


 

                                                                             

                                                          JUDY BURGES

 

 

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4/8/10

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