Sec. 32.053. INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE. (a) A person who is a candidate in an election for a contested public or party office is ineligible to serve, in an election to be held on the same day as that election, as an election judge or clerk in any precinct in which the office sought is to be voted on.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a county clerk; or
(2) a precinct chair declared elected under Section 171.0221.
(c) In this section, "candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 167 (H.B. 567), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers
Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks
Section 32.051. General Eligibility Requirements
Section 32.0511. Special Eligibility Requirements: Student Election Clerks
Section 32.052. Ineligibility of Public Officer
Section 32.053. Ineligibility of Candidate for Office
Section 32.054. Ineligibility of Employee or Relative of Candidate
Section 32.055. Ineligibility of Campaign Treasurer
Section 32.0551. Ineligibility of Campaign Manager
Section 32.0552. Ineligibility of Person Convicted of Election Offense