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TX Elec COde § 146.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate|Subchapter D. Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature|Section 146.082. Declaration of Write-in Candidacy Required

Sec. 146.082.  DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED.  To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Elec COde § 146.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate|Subchapter D. Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature|Section 146.083. Filing Deadline

Sec. 146.083.  FILING DEADLINE.  A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.  A write-in candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the deadline for filing a declaration of write-in candidacy.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 146.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate|Subchapter D. Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature|Section 146.084. Applicability of Other Code Provisions

Sec. 146.084.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS.  Subchapter B applies to write-in voting in a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature except to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Elec COde § 161.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.001. Inherent Powers

Sec. 161.001.  INHERENT POWERS.  A political party retains all of its inherent powers except as limited by this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 161.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.002. Party Name

Sec. 161.002.  PARTY NAME.  (a)  The name of a political party as printed on the ballot for an election may not consist of more than three words.(b)  A party may not select for its name a name previously assumed by another existing party.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 161.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.003. Methods of Making Nominations

Sec. 161.003.  METHODS OF MAKING NOMINATIONS.  A political party may make nominations for public office only by the methods provided by this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 161.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.004. Party Document as Public Information

Sec. 161.004.  PARTY DOCUMENT AS PUBLIC INFORMATION.  If a document, record, or other paper is expressly required by this title to be filed, prepared, or preserved, it is public information unless this title provides otherwise.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 161.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.005. Eligibility for Party Offices Generally

Sec. 161.005.  ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTY OFFICES GENERALLY.  (a)  To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an officer of a political party, a person must:(1)   except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and(2)  if the office is a county or precinct chair of a political party, be a qualified voter of the county.(a-1)  For purposes of this section, the following are officers of a political party:(1)  a precinct chair;(2)  a county chair; and(3)  a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state executive committee of a political party.(b)  For purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at the earliest time at which one of the following occurs:(1)  the person files:(A)  a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate;(B)  an application for a place on a primary or general election ballot or for nomination by a convention;  or(C)  a declaration of write-in candidacy;  or(2)  the person is nominated by a convention or executive committee.(c)  A candidate for nomination or election to, or the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government is eligible to serve as an officer of a political party to which Chapter 181 applies.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 105, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 817), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 1987), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 161.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.006. Holding Precinct Convention of More Than One Party in Same Building

Sec. 161.006.  HOLDING PRECINCT CONVENTION OF MORE THAN ONE PARTY IN SAME BUILDING.  A political party may not hold a precinct convention in the same building in which another party is holding a precinct convention on the same day unless:(1)  the rooms in which the conventions are held are separated so that communication from one room to the other is precluded;  and(2)  a sign in bold print identifying the party holding the convention is posted at the entrance to each room.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1350, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 161.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.007. Unlawfully Prohibiting Employee From Attending Political Convention

Sec. 161.007.  UNLAWFULLY PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE FROM ATTENDING POLITICAL CONVENTION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with respect to another over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, the person knowingly:(1)  refuses to permit the other person to be absent from work for the purpose of attending a precinct convention in which the other person is eligible to participate or attending a county, district, or state convention to which the other person is a delegate;  or(2)  subjects or threatens to subject the other person to a penalty for the purpose of preventing or retaliating for the other person's attendance at a precinct convention in which the other person is eligible to participate or for the other person's attendance at a county, district, or state convention to which the other person is a delegate.(b)  In this section, "penalty" means a loss or reduction of wages or other benefit of employment other than a deduction for the actual time of absence from work.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 106, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 161.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.008. Certification of Nominees for Statewide and District Offices for Placement on General Election Ballot

Sec. 161.008.  CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES FOR STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT OFFICES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate nominated at a primary election or convention of a political party for a statewide or district office.(b)  Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.  The secretary of state may deliver the certification by notifying the authority that the candidates posted on the secretary of state's Internet website are the candidates certified.  In addition to the other methods of delivering the certification under this section, the secretary of state shall deliver a copy of the certification to the authority by e-mail.(c)  A candidate's name may not be certified if, before delivering the certification, the secretary of state learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.(d)  In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 161.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.009. Party Officer Subject to Mandamus

Sec. 161.009.  PARTY OFFICER SUBJECT TO MANDAMUS.  The performance of a duty placed by this code on an officer of a political party is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the party officer were a public officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 161.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 161 - General Provisions|Section 161.010. Challenging Convention Delegates

Sec. 161.010.  CHALLENGING CONVENTION DELEGATES.  A political party holding a convention under this title may provide by rule for challenging the qualifications of the convention delegates and for replacing unqualified delegates.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.001. Affiliation With Party Required

Sec. 162.001.  AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED.  (a)  A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:(1)  to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;(2)  to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;(3)  to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or(4)  for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.(b)  The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:(1)  general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election;  or(2)  the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 162.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.002. Eligibility to Affiliate

Sec. 162.002.  ELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE.  To be eligible to affiliate with a political party, a person must be:(1)  a registered voter;  or(2)  eligible to vote a limited ballot at the time of affiliating.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.003. Affiliation by Voting in Primary

Sec. 162.003.  AFFILIATION BY VOTING IN PRIMARY.  A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person:(1)  is accepted to vote in the party's primary election; or(2)  returns an early voting or limited primary ballot voted by mail.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.62;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 162.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.004. Affiliation Procedure: Voting at Polling Place

Sec. 162.004.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  VOTING AT POLLING PLACE.  (a)  The signature roster for a primary election must state at the top of each page:  "A person commits a criminal offense if the person knowingly votes in a primary election or participates in a convention of a party after having voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during the same voting year."(a-1)  An election officer shall stamp a voter registration certificate with a party affiliation under Subsection (b) or provide an affiliation certificate under Subsection (c) unless, not later than the 90th day before the date of the primary election, the county chair notifies the county clerk that the chair does not require a stamped voter registration certificate or affiliation certificate for verification of attendance at a precinct convention.(b)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), an election officer at a primary election polling place shall stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space of the registration certificate of each voter who presents the voter's registration certificate and is accepted to vote unless the party name has already been stamped in the space.(c)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), if a voter is accepted to vote without presenting a registration certificate, the presiding judge shall issue the voter an affiliation certificate. The certificate is not required to be issued to a voter in a runoff primary unless the voter requests it. The affiliation certificate may be combined with the notice provided under Section 172.1114. If the combined form is used, an election officer is not required to comply with Subsection (b).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 107, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 162.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.005. Affiliation Procedure: Early Voting by Mail

Sec. 162.005.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE: EARLY VOTING BY MAIL.  Subject to Section 162.004(a-1), the early voting clerk in a general primary election shall provide an affiliation certificate with each early voting or limited ballot to be voted by mail.  The certificate is not required to be provided to an applicant for a runoff primary ballot unless the applicant requests it.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.63;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 162.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.006. Affiliation by Taking Oath

Sec. 162.006.  AFFILIATION BY TAKING OATH.  A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person takes an oath of affiliation as provided by Section 162.007 or 162.008.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.007. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath at Precinct Convention

Sec. 162.007.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  TAKING OATH AT PRECINCT CONVENTION.  (a)  This section applies only to a precinct convention held under this title by a political party making nominations by convention.(b)  On admitting a person for participation in the convention, the temporary chair shall administer to the person the following oath:  "I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year.  I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party."(c)  After administering the oath, the temporary chair shall request the person's registration certificate and stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space.  If the person does not present a registration certificate, the temporary chair on the person's request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 108, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 162.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.008. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath Generally

Sec. 162.008.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  TAKING OATH GENERALLY.  (a)  A  person may affiliate with a political party at any time by taking an oath of affiliation.(b)  On request of a person desiring to affiliate with a political party, a member of the county executive committee for the county in which the person resides or other person authorized by party rule shall administer the following oath: "I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year.  I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party."(c)  After administering the oath, the committee member or authorized person may stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space. If the person does not present a registration certificate, the committee member or authorized person on the person's request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 109, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 162.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.009. Contents of Affiliation Certificate

Sec. 162.009.  CONTENTS OF AFFILIATION CERTIFICATE.  The authority issuing an affiliation certificate under this chapter shall enter on the certificate:(1)  the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued;(2)  the name of the political party of the affiliation;(3)  the name and official position of the issuing authority;(4)  the party function at which the affiliation occurred, if applicable;  and(5)  the date of affiliation.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.010. Duration of Affiliation

Sec. 162.010.  DURATION OF AFFILIATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.(b)  A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 162.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.011. Presentation of False Evidence of Affiliation Prohibited

Sec. 162.011.  PRESENTATION OF FALSE EVIDENCE OF AFFILIATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if for the purpose of participating in a political party's convention or other party meeting or event the person presents to a party official:(1)  an affiliation certificate that the person knows was not issued in compliance with this chapter; or(2)  a voter registration certificate with a party affiliation stamp that the person knows was not obtained in compliance with this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 162.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.012. Ineligibility to Affiliate With Another Party

Sec. 162.012.  INELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE WITH ANOTHER PARTY.  A person who is affiliated with a political party is ineligible to become affiliated with another political party during the same voting year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.013. Void Vote

Sec. 162.013.  VOID VOTE.  A vote in a primary election is void if the voter previously voted in a primary election of another party or participated in a convention of another party during the same voting year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|