Amends TCA Title 2.

ON APRIL 10, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 772, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to make the following changes to present law concerning elections: (1) Present law provides, in part, that the names of candidates for U.S. president may only be printed on the ballot for the presidential preference primary if they are the names of persons whom the secretary of state has determined are generally advocated or recognized as candidates in national news media throughout the U.S. This amendment instead provides that a candidate's name may only be printed on the ballot if it is the name of a person whom the chair of a statewide political party has certified to be placed on the ballot for the office of president to the secretary of state; (2) This amendment transfers responsibility for notifying county election commissions of candidate names that must appear on the ballot for each political party in the presidential preference primary from the secretary of state to the coordinator of elections; and (3) This amendment requires members of the state election commission to disclose any employment or the receipt of compensation, including in-kind contributions, received for services related to elections. The full text of this amendment specifies the contents and timing required for such disclosures. Failure to timely file a disclosure will constitute cause for removal.