Sec. 146.083. FILING DEADLINE. A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed. A write-in candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the deadline for filing a declaration of write-in candidacy.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.