Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate
Section 172.053. Administrative Declaration of Ineligibility After Polls Close

Sec. 172.053. ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY AFTER POLLS CLOSE. Except for a judicial action in which a candidate's eligibility is in issue, after the polls close on primary election day and before the final canvass for the office sought by the candidate is completed, a candidate for nomination may be declared ineligible only by the presiding officer of the primary's final canvassing authority for that office.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

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