2020 House Bill 5609

Allow judicial candidate filing fees instead of ballot petition

Introduced in the House

March 10, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Alex Garza (D-12)

To allow candidates for judge to avoid having to collect a specific number of voter signatures on a filing petition by instead paying a non-refundable $100 to $700 filing fee, depending on the number of ballot access signatures required for the position.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics