Source: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2014/writein.shtml
Timestamp: 2018-03-24 10:09:53
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 172', '§ 1', '§ 146', '§146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§172', '§146', '§146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§146']

In order to become a write-in candidate in the general election, file a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy with the Secretary of State or your county judge, as appropriate (see chart), no earlier than July 19, 2014, and no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 18, 2014. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 146.025. Your declaration must be accompanied by either a filing fee or a nominating petition (PDF) signed by a certain number of qualified voters. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 146.023(b), 146.0231, 146.0232. Write-in candidates are not permitted in primary elections, except for the party office of county chair or precinct chair. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 172.112. For the party office of county or precinct chair, you must file a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy with the county party chair no earlier than November 16, 2013 and no later than 6:00 p.m. on December 16, 2013 (deadline extended under Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 1.006). Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 146.021, 146.025(a), 171.0231(d), (e).
Public Office Sought in 2014
File Declaration of Write-in Candidacy
Number of Signaturese
x - $3,125 2% 500
x - $1,250 2% 500
x - $750 2% 500
x - $300 2% 500
x - $2,500/$1,875 c 2% 500
x - $2,500/$1,500 d 2% 500
- x $1,250/$750 b 2% 500
- x $2,500/$1,500 d 2% 500
- x $1,000/$375 b 2% 500
§146.024 § 146.023(b)
§ 146.0231
§172.024 §146.023(b)
§146.0232
Percentage of all votes for all gubernatorial candidates cast in the applicable territory in the 2010 general election. If number is less than 50, a larger percentage may be required. Consult Secretary of State for further information. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 146.023, 146.0232, 172.0255.
Pay higher fee in Courts of Appeals Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 14. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 146.0231, 172.024(8).
Pay higher fee in Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Tarrant Counties. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 146.0231 172.024(9)-(12).
The minimum number of signatures that must appear on write-in candidate’s petition for statewide office is 5000. The minimum number of signatures that must appear on write-in candidate’s petition for district, county, or precinct office is the lesser of (1) 500, or (2) 2% of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all gubernatorial candidates in the 2010 general election, subject to (a) above. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§146.023, 146.0232, 172.025.