By: Schwertner, et al. S.B. No. 994     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the   basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of   a filing fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 145.003(b) and (f), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A candidate in the general election for state and county   officers may be declared ineligible before the 30th day preceding   election day by:                (1)  the party officer responsible for certifying the   candidate's name for placement on the general election ballot, in   the case of a candidate who is a political party's nominee; [or]                (2)  the authority with whom the candidate's   application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed, in   the case of an independent candidate; or                (3)  the secretary of state, if the candidate is   ineligible under Subsection (f)(3).          (f)  A candidate may be declared ineligible only if:                (1)  the information on the candidate's application for   a place on the ballot indicates that the candidate is ineligible for   the office; [or]                (2)  facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible   are conclusively established by another public record; or                (3)  the candidate fails to pay the filing fee or submit   a petition in lieu of a filing fee.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.