89R15847 AB-F     By: Johnson S.B. No. 2197       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the filing fee for nomination by convention.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 181.0311(a), Election Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In addition to any other requirements, to be considered   for nomination by convention, a candidate must:                (1)  pay a filing fee to the [secretary of] state chair   for a statewide or district office or the county chair [judge] for a   county or precinct office; or                (2)  submit to the [secretary of] state chair for a   statewide or district office or the county chair [judge] for a   county or precinct office a petition in lieu of a filing fee that   satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section   141.062.          SECTION 2.  Sections 181.0311(c) and (d), Election Code, are   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.