Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 9 - Candidates

Section 141.002. Effect of Boundary Change on Residence Requirement for Precinct Office - Sec. 141.002. EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR...

Section 141.003. Age and Residence Requirements for Home-Rule City Office - Sec. 141.003. AGE AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE....

Section 141.004. Effect of Boundary Change on Residence Requirement for City Office - Sec. 141.004. EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR...

Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot

Section 141.031. General Requirements for Application - Sec. 141.031. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION. (a) A candidate's application...

Section 141.032. Review of Application; Notice to Candidate - Sec. 141.032. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE. (a) On...

Section 141.033. Filing Applications for More Than One Office Prohibited - Sec. 141.033. FILING APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED....

Section 141.034. Limitation on Challenge of Application - Sec. 141.034. LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION. (a) An application...

Section 141.035. Application as Public Information - Sec. 141.035. APPLICATION AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. An application for a...

Section 141.036. Preservation of Application - Sec. 141.036. PRESERVATION OF APPLICATION. The authority with whom an...

Section 141.037. Form of Name Certified for Placement on Ballot - Sec. 141.037. FORM OF NAME CERTIFIED FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT....

Section 141.038. Refund of Filing Fee - Sec. 141.038. REFUND OF FILING FEE. (a) A filing fee...

Section 141.039. Official Application Form - Sec. 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. In addition to the other...

Section 141.040. Notice of Deadlines and Filing Methods - Sec. 141.040. NOTICE OF DEADLINES AND FILING METHODS. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Petition

Section 141.061. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 141.061. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to each...

Section 141.062. Validity of Petition - Sec. 141.062. VALIDITY OF PETITION. (a) To be valid, a...

Section 141.063. Validity of Signature - Sec. 141.063. VALIDITY OF SIGNATURE. (a) A signature on a...

Section 141.064. Method of Acquiring Signature - Sec. 141.064. METHOD OF ACQUIRING SIGNATURE. A person circulating a...

Section 141.065. Affidavit of Circulator - Sec. 141.065. AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR. (a) Each part of a...

Section 141.066. Signing More Than One Petition Prohibited - Sec. 141.066. SIGNING MORE THAN ONE PETITION PROHIBITED. (a) A...

Section 141.067. Withdrawal of Signature - Sec. 141.067. WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE. (a) A signature may be...

Section 141.068. Duty of Local Authority to Verify Signatures - Sec. 141.068. DUTY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO VERIFY SIGNATURES. (a)...

Section 141.069. Verifying Signatures by Statistical Sample - Sec. 141.069. VERIFYING SIGNATURES BY STATISTICAL SAMPLE. If signatures on...

Section 141.070. Estimating Gubernatorial Vote for Territory With Changed Boundary - Sec. 141.070. ESTIMATING GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR TERRITORY WITH CHANGED BOUNDARY....

Subchapter D. Coercion of Candidacy

Section 141.101. Coercion Against Candidacy Prohibited - Sec. 141.101. COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits...

Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers

Section 142.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 142.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to an...

Section 142.002. Declaration of Intent Required - Sec. 142.002. DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled...

Section 142.0021. Filing Declarations of Intent for More Than One Office Prohibited - Sec. 142.0021. FILING DECLARATIONS OF INTENT FOR MORE THAN ONE...

Section 142.003. Preservation of Declaration - Sec. 142.003. PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION. The authority with whom a...

Section 142.004. Application Required - Sec. 142.004. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to a...

Section 142.005. Authority With Whom Application Filed - Sec. 142.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED. An application for...

Section 142.006. Regular Filing Deadline for Application - Sec. 142.006. REGULAR FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION. (a) An application...

Section 142.007. Number of Petition Signatures Required - Sec. 142.007. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number...

Section 142.008. Statement on Petition - Sec. 142.008. STATEMENT ON PETITION. The following statement must appear...

Section 142.009. Petition to Be Circulated After Primary - Sec. 142.009. PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED AFTER PRIMARY. A signature...

Section 142.010. Certification of Candidates' Names for Placement on General Election Ballot - Sec. 142.010. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES' NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL...

Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office

Section 143.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 143.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to a...

Section 143.002. Independent Candidacy Required - Sec. 143.002. INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section...

Section 143.003. Partisan Candidacy for Home-Rule City Office Authorized - Sec. 143.003. PARTISAN CANDIDACY FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED. (a)...

Section 143.004. Application Required - Sec. 143.004. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) Subject to Section 143.005, to...

Section 143.005. Application for Home-Rule City Office - Sec. 143.005. APPLICATION FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE. (a) A city...

Section 143.006. Authority With Whom Application Filed - Sec. 143.006. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED. (a) Except as...

Section 143.007. Filing Period - Sec. 143.007. FILING PERIOD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 143.008. Extended Filing Deadline for Certain Offices - Sec. 143.008. EXTENDED FILING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN OFFICES. (a) This...

Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City

Section 144.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 144.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to a...

Section 144.002. Independent Candidacy Required - Sec. 144.002. INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED. A candidate's name may appear...

Section 144.003. Application Required - Sec. 144.003. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 144.004. Authority With Whom Application Filed - Sec. 144.004. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED. Except as otherwise...

Section 144.005. Filing Deadline - Sec. 144.005. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 144.006. Filing Deadline for Declared Write-in Candidate - Sec. 144.006. FILING DEADLINE FOR DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. (a) Except...

Chapter 145 - Withdrawal, Death and Ineligibility of Candidate

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 145.001. Method for Withdrawal as Candidate - Sec. 145.001. METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE. (a) To withdraw...

Section 145.002. Procedure for Omitting Deceased Candidate's Name From Ballot - Sec. 145.002. PROCEDURE FOR OMITTING DECEASED CANDIDATE'S NAME FROM BALLOT....

Section 145.003. Administrative Declaration of Ineligibility - Sec. 145.003. ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY. (a) Except for a...

Section 145.004. Final Judgment Required for Adjudication of Ineligibility - Sec. 145.004. FINAL JUDGMENT REQUIRED FOR ADJUDICATION OF INELIGIBILITY. A...

Section 145.005. Effect of Votes Cast for Deceased, Withdrawn, or Ineligible Candidate - Sec. 145.005. EFFECT OF VOTES CAST FOR DECEASED, WITHDRAWN, OR...

Subchapter B. Party Nominee in General Election for State and County Officers

Section 145.031. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 145.031. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 145.032. Deadline for Withdrawal - Sec. 145.032. DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL. A candidate may not withdraw...

Section 145.033. Authority With Whom Withdrawal Request Filed - Sec. 145.033. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED. A candidate...

Section 145.034. Copy of Withdrawal Request Delivered to Executive Committee - Sec. 145.034. COPY OF WITHDRAWAL REQUEST DELIVERED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE....

Section 145.035. Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From Ballot - Sec. 145.035. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM...

Section 145.036. Filling Vacancy in Nomination - Sec. 145.036. FILLING VACANCY IN NOMINATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 145.037. Certification of Replacement Nominee for Placement on Ballot - Sec. 145.037. CERTIFICATION OF REPLACEMENT NOMINEE FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT....

Section 145.038. Failure of District Executive Committee to Make Replacement Nomination - Sec. 145.038. FAILURE OF DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MAKE REPLACEMENT...

Section 145.039. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate's Name to Appear on General Election Ballot - Sec. 145.039. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON...

Subchapter C. Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers

Section 145.061. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 145.061. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to an...

Section 145.062. Deadline for Withdrawal - Sec. 145.062. DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL. A candidate may not withdraw...

Section 145.063. Authority With Whom Withdrawal Request Filed - Sec. 145.063. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED. A candidate...

Section 145.064. Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From Ballot - Sec. 145.064. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM...

Section 145.065. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate's Name to Appear on General Election Ballot - Sec. 145.065. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON...

Subchapter D. Candidate in Election Other Than General Election for State and County Officers

Section 145.091. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 145.091. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 145.092. Deadline for Withdrawal - Sec. 145.092. DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 145.093. Authority With Whom Withdrawal Request Filed - Sec. 145.093. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED. (a) A...

Section 145.094. Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From Ballot - Sec. 145.094. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM...

Section 145.095. Effect of Withdrawal From Runoff - Sec. 145.095. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM RUNOFF. If a runoff...

Section 145.096. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate's Name to Appear on Ballot - Sec. 145.096. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON...

Section 145.097. Home-Rule City Candidate - Sec. 145.097. HOME-RULE CITY CANDIDATE. Provisions governing the withdrawal, death,...

Section 145.098. Withdrawal or Death of Candidate Before Certain Events Occur - Sec. 145.098. WITHDRAWAL OR DEATH OF CANDIDATE BEFORE CERTAIN EVENTS...

Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate

Subchapter A. Write-Ins Generally

Section 146.001. Write-in Votes Permitted - Sec. 146.001. WRITE-IN VOTES PERMITTED. Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 146.002. Write-in Voting in Runoff Prohibited - Sec. 146.002. WRITE-IN VOTING IN RUNOFF PROHIBITED. Write-in voting is...

Subchapter B. Write-in Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers

Section 146.021. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 146.021. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 146.022. Candidate's Name Required to Appear on List - Sec. 146.022. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST. A...

Section 146.023. Declaration of Write-in Candidacy Required - Sec. 146.023. DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. (a) To be...

Section 146.0231. Filing Fee - Sec. 146.0231. FILING FEE. (a) The filing fee for a...

Section 146.0232. Number of Petition Signatures Required - Sec. 146.0232. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number...

Section 146.024. Authority With Whom Declaration Filed - Sec. 146.024. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED. A declaration of...

Section 146.025. Filing Period - Sec. 146.025. FILING PERIOD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 146.026. Review of Declaration - Sec. 146.026. REVIEW OF DECLARATION. The authority with whom a...

Section 146.027. Limitation on Challenge of Declaration - Sec. 146.027. LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF DECLARATION. A declaration of...

Section 146.028. Preservation of Declaration - Sec. 146.028. PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION. A declaration of write-in candidacy...

Section 146.029. Certification of Candidate for Placement on List of Write-in Candidates - Sec. 146.029. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FOR PLACEMENT ON LIST OF...

Section 146.030. Candidate Not Certified - Sec. 146.030. CANDIDATE NOT CERTIFIED. A write-in candidate may not...

Section 146.0301. Withdrawal as Write-in Candidate - Sec. 146.0301. WITHDRAWAL AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. (a) A write-in candidate...

Section 146.031. List of Write-in Candidates - Sec. 146.031. LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES. (a) The authority responsible...

Section 146.032. Official Declaration Form - Sec. 146.032. OFFICIAL DECLARATION FORM. An officially prescribed form for...

Subchapter C. Write-in Candidate in City Election

Section 146.051. Candidate's Name Required to Appear on List - Sec. 146.051. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST. In...

Section 146.052. Declaration of Write-in Candidacy Required - Sec. 146.052. DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. To be entitled...

Section 146.053. Authority With Whom Declaration Filed - Sec. 146.053. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED. A declaration of...

Section 146.054. Filing Deadline - Sec. 146.054. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 146.055. Applicability of Other Code Provisions - Sec. 146.055. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS. Subchapter B applies...

Subchapter D. Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature

Section 146.081. Candidate's Name Required to Appear on List - Sec. 146.081. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST. In...

Section 146.082. Declaration of Write-in Candidacy Required - Sec. 146.082. DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. To be entitled...

Section 146.083. Filing Deadline - Sec. 146.083. FILING DEADLINE. A declaration of write-in candidacy must...

Section 146.084. Applicability of Other Code Provisions - Sec. 146.084. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS. Subchapter B applies...

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Texas Statutes Election Code Title 9 - Candidates

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Title 9 - Candidates