Sec. 162.001. AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED. (a) A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:
(1) to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;
(2) to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;
(3) to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or
(4) for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.
(b) The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:
(1) general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election; or
(2) the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions
Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs
Section 162.001. Affiliation With Party Required
Section 162.002. Eligibility to Affiliate
Section 162.003. Affiliation by Voting in Primary
Section 162.004. Affiliation Procedure: Voting at Polling Place
Section 162.005. Affiliation Procedure: Early Voting by Mail
Section 162.006. Affiliation by Taking Oath
Section 162.007. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath at Precinct Convention
Section 162.008. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath Generally
Section 162.009. Contents of Affiliation Certificate
Section 162.010. Duration of Affiliation
Section 162.011. Presentation of False Evidence of Affiliation Prohibited
Section 162.012. Ineligibility to Affiliate With Another Party
Section 162.014. Unlawful Participation in Party Affairs
Section 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary
Section 162.016. Withdrawn Convention Nominee Ineligible for Another Nomination