Sec. 172.023. REGULAR FILING PERIOD. (a) An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed not later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year unless the filing deadline is extended under Subchapter C.
(b) An application, other than an application for the office of precinct chair, may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the regular filing deadline. An application for the office of precinct chair may not be filed earlier than the 90th day before the date of the regular filing deadline.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 127, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election
Chapter 172 - Primary Elections
Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot
Section 172.021. Application Required
Section 172.022. Authority With Whom Application Filed
Section 172.0221. Notice to Candidate Regarding Posting of Certain Information
Section 172.0222. Review of Application; Notice to Candidate
Section 172.0223. Limitation on Challenge of Application
Section 172.023. Regular Filing Period
Section 172.025. Number of Petition Signatures Required
Section 172.026. Restriction on Petition Signer
Section 172.027. Statement on Petition
Section 172.028. State Chair's Certification of Names for Placement on General Primary Ballot
Section 172.029. Submission and Compilation of Information Pertaining to Candidates