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TX Elec COde § 172.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.022. Authority With Whom Application Filed

Sec. 172.022.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.  (a)  An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed with:(1)  the state chair, for an office filled by voters of more than one county;  or(2)  the county chair or the secretary, if any, of the county executive committee, for an office filled by voters of a single county.(b)  Not later than the day before the last day of the filing period, the county chair shall post on the political party's Internet website or in the location where a candidate files for a place on the ballot notice of the address at which the county chair or secretary will be available to receive applications on the last day of the filing period.  If both the county chair and the secretary will be available, the notice must contain the address at which each will be available.  Section 1.006 does not apply to this subsection.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 126, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 3103), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 172.0221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.0221. Notice to Candidate Regarding Posting of Certain Information

Sec. 172.0221.  NOTICE TO CANDIDATE REGARDING POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  The authority with whom an application is filed must inform the candidate that the candidate's public mailing address and, if provided on the application, the candidate's electronic mail address will be posted by the secretary of state on the secretary's publicly viewable website.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 1073), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 172.0222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.0222. Review of Application; Notice to Candidate

Sec. 172.0222.  REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE. (a) If the application of this section conflicts with the application of Section 141.032, this section prevails.(b)  On the filing of an application for a place on the general primary election ballot, the authority with whom the application is filed shall review the application to determine whether it complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the general primary election ballot.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) or (e), the review shall be completed not later than the fifth business day after the date the application is received by the authority.(d)  If an application is submitted fewer than five business days before the regular filing deadline, the review shall be completed not later than the first Friday after the regular filing deadline.(e)  If an application is accompanied by a petition, the petition is considered part of the application, and the review shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date the application is received by the authority. However, the petition is not considered part of the application for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements applicable to each document, and a deficiency in the requirements for one document may not be remedied by the contents of the other document. Unless the petition is challenged, the authority is only required to review the petition for facial compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure.(f)  A determination under this section that an application complies with the applicable requirements does not preclude a subsequent determination that the application does not comply, subject to Section 172.0223.(g)  If an application does not comply with the applicable requirements, the authority shall reject the application and immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the reason for the rejection.(h)  This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.(i)  After the filing deadline:(1)  a candidate may not amend an application filed under Section 172.021; and(2)  the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section 172.021.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 172.0223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.0223. Limitation on Challenge of Application

Sec. 172.0223.  LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION.  (a) If the application of this section conflicts with the application of Section 141.034, this section prevails.(b)  An application for a place on the general primary election ballot may not be challenged for compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure after the 50th day before the date of the election for which the application is made.(c)  This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.(d)  A challenge must state with specificity how the application does not comply with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure. The authority's review of the challenge is limited to the specific items challenged and any response filed with the authority by the challenged candidate.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 172.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.023. Regular Filing Period

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.|
TX Elec COde § 172.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.024. Filing Fee

Sec. 172.024.  FILING FEE.  (a)  The filing fee for a candidate for nomination in the general primary election is as follows:(1)  United States senator $5,000(2)  office elected statewide, except United States senator 3,750(3)  United States representative 3,125(4)  state senator 1,250(5)  state representative 750(6)  member, State Board of Education 300(7)  chief justice or justice, court of appeals, other than a justice specified by Subdivision (8) 1,875(8)  chief justice or justice of a court of appeals that serves a court of appeals district in which a county with a population of more than one million is wholly or partly situated 2,500(9)  district judge or judge specified by Section 52.092(d) for which this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a fee 1,500(10)  district or criminal district judge of a court in a judicial district wholly contained in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million 2,500(11)  judge, statutory county court, other than a judge specified by Subdivision (12) 1,500(12)  judge of a statutory county court in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million 2,500(13)  district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of a district attorney 1,250(14)  county commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, or judge, constitutional county court:(A)  county with a population of 200,000 or more 1,250(B)  county with a population of under 200,000 750(15)  justice of the peace or constable:(A)  county with a population of 200,000 or more 1,000(B)  county with a population of under 200,000 375(16)  county surveyor75(17)  office of the county government for which this schedule does not otherwise prescribe a fee 750(b)  If a fee prescribed by Subsection (a) is declared invalid by a final judgment of a court, the secretary of state shall prescribe a filing fee consistent with the judgment to replace the invalidated fee.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 14(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 142 (H.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1229 (H.B. 1163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 328), Sec. 3, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.33, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 172.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.025. Number of Petition Signatures Required

Sec. 172.025.  NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED.  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Section 172.021(b) is:(1)  5,000, for a statewide office;  or(2)  for a district, county, or precinct office, the lesser of:(A)  500;  or(B)  two percent of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all the candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is under 50, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:(i)  50;  or(ii)  20 percent of that total vote|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 13(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 172.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.026. Restriction on Petition Signer

Sec. 172.026.  RESTRICTION ON PETITION SIGNER.  On signing a petition to be filed under Section 172.021, the signer becomes ineligible to vote in a primary election or participate in a convention of another political party during the voting year in which the primary election is held.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 13(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 172.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.027. Statement on Petition

Sec. 172.027.  STATEMENT ON PETITION.  The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a petition to be filed under Section 172.021:  "I know that the purpose of this petition is to entitle (insert candidate's name) to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the office of (insert office title, including any place number or other distinguishing number) for the (insert political party's name) primary election.  I understand that by signing this petition I become ineligible to vote in a primary election or participate in a convention of another party, including a party not holding a primary election, during the voting year in which this primary election is held."|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 13(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 128, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 172.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.028. State Chair's Certification of Names for Placement on General Primary Ballot

Sec. 172.028.  STATE CHAIR'S CERTIFICATION OF NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the state chair shall certify to the secretary of state for placement on the general primary election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the chair an application that complies with Section 172.021(b).  The secretary of state shall post on the secretary's Internet website that is viewable by the public:(1)  the certified list; and(2)  for each certified candidate, the public mailing address and, if provided by the candidate, the electronic mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign.(b)  Not later than the ninth day after the date of the regular filing deadline, the state chair shall notify the county chair in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot that the certification has been posted by the secretary of state.(c)  A candidate's name may not be certified:(1)  if, before delivering the certification, the state chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 172.057;  or(2)  for an office for which the candidate's application is invalid under Section 141.033.(d)  A copy of each certification shall be made available on request, without charge, to each newspaper published in this state and to each licensed radio and television station in this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1. eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 129, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 3103), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 1073), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 172.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 172.029. Submission and Compilation of Information Pertaining to Candidates

Sec. 172.029.  SUBMISSION AND COMPILATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES.  (a)  For each general primary election, the state chair and each county chair shall electronically submit the following information:(1)  the name of each candidate who files an application for a place on the ballot with the chair, including an application for the office of a political party;(2)  the name of each candidate whose application meets the requirements of Section 172.021 and is accepted by the chair, as the name is to appear on the ballot;(3)  the candidate's address as shown on the application;(4)  the date on which the candidate filed the application; and(5)  any additional information required by the secretary of state.(b)  The secretary of state shall continuously maintain an online database of information submitted under this section.  The database must be accessible by the county and precinct chairs of the party that submitted the information.  Any changes in the party's county or precinct chairs shall be reported to the secretary of state.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules regarding the public availability of information submitted under this section.(c)  The secretary of state may by rule prescribe a deadline by which the state chair must deliver the chair's submission regarding a candidate to the secretary of state, and each county chair shall deliver a copy of the chair's submission regarding a candidate to the county clerk, the state chair, and the secretary of state when the chair accepts the application.  The secretary of state may by rule prescribe a deadline for the delivery of a submission under this subsection.(d)  The secretary of state shall be notified if a candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible, or if the candidate's application is determined not to comply with the applicable requirements.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules implementing this subsection.(e)  The secretary of state shall:(1)  archive and keep available for inspection a list of all candidates for whom information has been submitted under this section; and(2)  prescribe rules for submitting the list electronically and methodology for distribution to each county clerk and state chair.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (H.B. 1265), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 570 (H.B. 3270), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 3103), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 172.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate|Section 172.051. Withdrawal, Death, or Ineligibility Generally

Sec. 172.051.  WITHDRAWAL, DEATH, OR INELIGIBILITY GENERALLY.  With respect to withdrawal, death, or ineligibility of a candidate in a primary election, this subchapter supersedes Subchapter A, Chapter 145, to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., Ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 172.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate|Section 172.052. Withdrawal From General Primary

Sec. 172.052.  WITHDRAWAL FROM GENERAL PRIMARY.  (a)  A candidate for nomination may not withdraw from the general primary election after the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election.(b)  A withdrawal request for the general primary must be filed with the authority with whom the withdrawing candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 172.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|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.|
TX Elec COde § 172.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate|Section 172.054. Extended Filing Deadline

Sec. 172.054.  EXTENDED FILING DEADLINE.  (a)  The deadline for filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot is extended as provided by this section if a candidate who has made an application that complies with the applicable requirements:(1)  dies on or after the fifth day before the date of the regular filing deadline and on or before the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline;(2)  holds the office for which the application was made and withdraws or is declared ineligible on the date of the regular filing deadline or the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline; or(3)  withdraws or is declared ineligible during the period prescribed by Subdivision (2), and at the time of the withdrawal or declaration of ineligibility no other candidate has made an application that complies with the applicable requirements for the office sought by the withdrawn or ineligible candidate.(b)  An application for an office sought by a withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible candidate must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the regular filing deadline.  An application filed by mail with the state chair is not timely if received later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the regular filing deadline.(c)  An extension of the filing deadline under this section applies only to the primary election of the political party for which the withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible candidate applied for a place on the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 904), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.|