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Subchapter A. Nominating by Primary Election Generally
Section 172.001. Nominating by Primary Election Required - Sec. 172.001. NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIRED. Except as otherwise...
Section 172.002. Nominating by Primary Election Authorized - Sec. 172.002. NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION AUTHORIZED. (a) Except as...
Section 172.003. Majority Vote Required - Sec. 172.003. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 172.004. Runoff Primary - Sec. 172.004. RUNOFF PRIMARY. (a) If no candidate for nomination...
Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot
Section 172.021. Application Required - Sec. 172.021. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to a...
Section 172.022. Authority With Whom Application Filed - Sec. 172.022. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED. (a) An application...
Section 172.0221. Notice to Candidate Regarding Posting of Certain Information - Sec. 172.0221. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE REGARDING POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION....
Section 172.0222. Review of Application; Notice to Candidate - Sec. 172.0222. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE. (a) If...
Section 172.0223. Limitation on Challenge of Application - Sec. 172.0223. LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION. (a) If the...
Section 172.023. Regular Filing Period - Sec. 172.023. REGULAR FILING PERIOD. (a) An application for a...
Section 172.024. Filing Fee - Sec. 172.024. FILING FEE. (a) The filing fee for a...
Section 172.025. Number of Petition Signatures Required - Sec. 172.025. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number...
Section 172.026. Restriction on Petition Signer - Sec. 172.026. RESTRICTION ON PETITION SIGNER. On signing a petition...
Section 172.027. Statement on Petition - Sec. 172.027. STATEMENT ON PETITION. The following statement must appear...
Section 172.028. State Chair's Certification of Names for Placement on General Primary Ballot - Sec. 172.028. STATE CHAIR'S CERTIFICATION OF NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON...
Section 172.029. Submission and Compilation of Information Pertaining to Candidates - Sec. 172.029. SUBMISSION AND COMPILATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES....
Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate
Section 172.051. Withdrawal, Death, or Ineligibility Generally - Sec. 172.051. WITHDRAWAL, DEATH, OR INELIGIBILITY GENERALLY. With respect to...
Section 172.052. Withdrawal From General Primary - Sec. 172.052. WITHDRAWAL FROM GENERAL PRIMARY. (a) A candidate for...
Section 172.053. Administrative Declaration of Ineligibility After Polls Close - Sec. 172.053. ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY AFTER POLLS CLOSE. Except...
Section 172.054. Extended Filing Deadline - Sec. 172.054. EXTENDED FILING DEADLINE. (a) The deadline for filing...
Section 172.055. Public Notice of Extended Filing - Sec. 172.055. PUBLIC NOTICE OF EXTENDED FILING. (a) If the...
Section 172.056. Supplemental List of Candidates - Sec. 172.056. SUPPLEMENTAL LIST OF CANDIDATES. (a) If the deadline...
Section 172.057. Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From General Primary Ballot - Sec. 172.057. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM...
Section 172.058. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate's Name to Appear on General Primary Ballot - Sec. 172.058. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON...
Section 172.059. Withdrawal From Runoff Primary - Sec. 172.059. WITHDRAWAL FROM RUNOFF PRIMARY. (a) A candidate for...
Section 172.060. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate's Name to Appear on Runoff Primary Ballot - Sec. 172.060. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON...
Section 172.061. Candidate for Party Office - Sec. 172.061. CANDIDATE FOR PARTY OFFICE. (a) Except for Sections...
Subchapter D. Ballot
Section 172.081. Primary Committee - Sec. 172.081. PRIMARY COMMITTEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 172.082. Order of Names on General Primary Ballot: Regular Drawing - Sec. 172.082. ORDER OF NAMES ON GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT: REGULAR...
Section 172.083. Review and Approval of Ballot by Primary Committee - Sec. 172.083. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BALLOT BY PRIMARY COMMITTEE....
Section 172.084. Order of Names on Runoff Primary Ballot - Sec. 172.084. ORDER OF NAMES ON RUNOFF PRIMARY BALLOT. (a)...
Section 172.085. Name of Party on Ballot - Sec. 172.085. NAME OF PARTY ON BALLOT. The name of...
Section 172.086. Pledge on Ballot - Sec. 172.086. PLEDGE ON BALLOT. The following pledge shall be...
Section 172.087. Referendum Ordered by State Executive Committee - Sec. 172.087. REFERENDUM ORDERED BY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The state...
Section 172.088. Voter Petition for Referendum - Sec. 172.088. VOTER PETITION FOR REFERENDUM. (a) Voters by petition...
Section 172.089. Order of Party Offices on Ballot - Sec. 172.089. ORDER OF PARTY OFFICES ON BALLOT. The party...
Section 172.090. Separate Ballot for Office of Precinct Chair - Sec. 172.090. SEPARATE BALLOT FOR OFFICE OF PRECINCT CHAIR. (a)...
Subchapter E. Conduct of Election
Section 172.111. Conduct of Primary Election Generally - Sec. 172.111. CONDUCT OF PRIMARY ELECTION GENERALLY. (a) With respect...
Section 172.1111. Posting Notice of Conventions Required - Sec. 172.1111. POSTING NOTICE OF CONVENTIONS REQUIRED. (a) Before the...
Section 172.1112. Notice of Election - Sec. 172.1112. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The county clerk shall...
Section 172.1113. County Chair Permitted in Polling Place - Sec. 172.1113. COUNTY CHAIR PERMITTED IN POLLING PLACE. (a) In...
Section 172.1114. Distribution of Notice of Conventions - Sec. 172.1114. DISTRIBUTION OF NOTICE OF CONVENTIONS. (a) A political...
Section 172.112. Write-in Voting - Sec. 172.112. WRITE-IN VOTING. Write-in voting in a primary election...
Section 172.113. Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results - Sec. 172.113. UNOFFICIAL TABULATION OF PRECINCT RESULTS. (a) The authority...
Section 172.114. Disposition of Poll List - Sec. 172.114. DISPOSITION OF POLL LIST. The general custodian of...
Section 172.1141. List of Registered Voters for Convention - Sec. 172.1141. LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS FOR CONVENTION. (a) A...
Section 172.115. Disposition of List of Registered Voters - Sec. 172.115. DISPOSITION OF LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS. (a) Subject...
Section 172.116. Local Canvass Relating to Candidates Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance With the General Requirements - Sec. 172.116. LOCAL CANVASS RELATING TO CANDIDATES WHO FILED AN...
Section 172.117. Certification of Nominees Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance With the General Requirements for County and Precinct Offices for Placement on General Election Ballot - Sec. 172.117. CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES WHO FILED AN APPLICATION FOR...
Section 172.118. Notice of Persons Elected as Party Officers - Sec. 172.118. NOTICE OF PERSONS ELECTED AS PARTY OFFICERS. (a)...
Section 172.120. State Canvass Relating to Candidates Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance With the General Requirements - Sec. 172.120. STATE CANVASS RELATING TO CANDIDATES WHO FILED AN...
Section 172.121. Certification of Candidates for Statewide and District Offices for Placement on Runoff Ballot - Sec. 172.121. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT OFFICES...
Section 172.122. Certification of Nominees Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance With the General Requirements for Statewide and District Offices to Secretary of State - Sec. 172.122. CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES WHO FILED AN APPLICATION FOR...
Section 172.123. Entering Primary Results in Election Register - Sec. 172.123. ENTERING PRIMARY RESULTS IN ELECTION REGISTER. (a) The...
Section 172.124. Reporting Precinct Results to Secretary of State Relating to Candidates Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance With the General Requirements - Sec. 172.124. REPORTING PRECINCT RESULTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE RELATING...
Section 172.125. Additional Procedure for Accepting Voters in Runoff - Sec. 172.125. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING VOTERS IN RUNOFF. (a)...
Section 172.126. Joint Primaries Authorized - Sec. 172.126. JOINT PRIMARIES AUTHORIZED. (a) The primary elections in...
Section 172.127. Content of Sign Used to Identify Polling Place Location - Sec. 172.127. CONTENT OF SIGN USED TO IDENTIFY POLLING PLACE...
Section 172.128. Alternative Primary Procedure for Counties Without County Party Leadership - Sec. 172.128. ALTERNATIVE PRIMARY PROCEDURE FOR COUNTIES WITHOUT COUNTY PARTY...
Section 172.129. Statements Made by Election Officer When Primaries Conducted at Same Location - Sec. 172.129. STATEMENTS MADE BY ELECTION OFFICER WHEN PRIMARIES CONDUCTED...
Section 172.130. Action by State Chair to Meet Deadlines for Conduct of Primary - Sec. 172.130. ACTION BY STATE CHAIR TO MEET DEADLINES FOR...