KP-0138

Ken Paxton

Categories

Constitutional Law - United States , Constitutional Provisions , Elections , Candidate Qualifications

Summary

Election Code subsection 141.001(a)(4) does not prohibit individual from holding public office in Texas if penalties and disabilities of Arkansas felony conviction have been removed by Arkansas court.|Under Full Faith and Credit Clause of United States Constitution, Texas must recognize Arkansas court valid order releasing individual from penalties and disabilities of Arkansas conviction

Opinion File

kp0138.pdf