Sec. 143.006. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the city secretary.
(b) An authority other than the city secretary may be designated to receive applications by a home-rule city charter or ordinance adopted under charter authorization.
(c) An application for a place on the ballot for the first election of officers following the incorporation of a city must be filed with the authority designated by law.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office
Section 143.001. Applicability of Chapter
Section 143.002. Independent Candidacy Required
Section 143.003. Partisan Candidacy for Home-Rule City Office Authorized
Section 143.004. Application Required
Section 143.005. Application for Home-Rule City Office
Section 143.006. Authority With Whom Application Filed
Section 143.007. Filing Period
Section 143.008. Extended Filing Deadline for Certain Offices