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TX Elec COde § 162.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.014. Unlawful Participation in Party Affairs

Sec. 162.014.  UNLAWFUL PARTICIPATION IN PARTY AFFAIRS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly votes or attempts to vote in a primary election or participates or attempts to participate 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.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree if the conduct constituting an offense under Subsection (a) consists of knowingly voting in a primary election after having voted in a primary election of another party during the same voting year.(d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the conduct constituting an offense under Subsection (a) consists of knowingly attempting to vote in a primary election after having voted in a primary election of another party during the same voting year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 162.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary

Sec. 162.015.  RESTRICTIONS ON CANDIDACY IN GENERAL ELECTION BY CANDIDATE OR VOTER IN PRIMARY.  (a)  A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:(1)  an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary;  or(2)  the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.(b)  A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 162.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.016. Withdrawn Convention Nominee Ineligible for Another Nomination

Sec. 162.016.  WITHDRAWN CONVENTION NOMINEE INELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER NOMINATION.  If a person nominated by a convention withdraws from the general election for state and county officers, the person is ineligible for a place on the general election ballot as the party's nominee for another office unless the second nomination is for an unexpired term for which the vacancy occurred too late for a convention to make a nomination under Section 202.005.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 162.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs|Section 162.017. Preregistration

Sec. 162.017.  PREREGISTRATION.  (a)  A political party holding a precinct convention may preregister attendees for the convention by electronic means or any other method the party may adopt by rule.(b)  The party may, through the preregistration process, collect the following information from attendees:(1)  demographic data;(2)  information needed to organize and prepare records of the convention; and(3)  any additional information required by party rule.(c)  In a presidential election year, the party may collect through preregistration declarations of support for presidential candidates or a statement of uncommitted status.  The party may by rule use this information to aid in the selection of delegates to its county or senatorial district convention.(d)  If a political party collects declarations of support for presidential candidates or a statement of uncommitted status through preregistration under Subsection (c), it must employ a process by which an attendee may change the attendee's stated preference before the precinct convention.(e)  The preregistration process must include the statement described by Section 162.004(a) and require a preregistering attendee to affiliate with the party by taking the oath described in Section 162.007(b).(f)  The date and time at which preregistration opens and closes may be set by party rule.(g)  A person who does not preregister to attend a precinct convention under this section may register in person at the convention and must have voting rights identical to those of a person who preregistered.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 163.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 163.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a political party that has a state executive committee.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 163.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.002. Required Rules

Sec. 163.002.  REQUIRED RULES.  A political party that makes nominations in this state shall adopt rules that:(1)  prescribe the parliamentary procedure governing the conduct of party meetings and conventions from the precinct level to the state level, including:(A)  quorums;(B)  casting and counting votes;(C)  operation of executive committees;(D)  appointment and duties of convention committees; and(E)  presentation of matters before a convention;(2)  prescribe the method of selecting the party's presidential elector candidates;(3)  prescribe the manner of selecting party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials;(4)  provide for representative apportionment of party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials throughout the state on the basis of population, party strength, or both, within the appropriate territorial unit;(5)  provide for periodic publication and publicizing of party rules; and(6)  prescribe the manner of adopting party rules and amendments to the rules.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 817), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 163.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.003. Consistency With State Law

Sec. 163.003.  CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW.  The rules adopted by a political party must be consistent with state law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 163.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.004. Adopting Rules

Sec. 163.004.  ADOPTING RULES.  (a)  A political party's rules, including amendments to rules, governing or affecting its general or runoff primary elections, conventions held under this code, or nominees may be adopted only by:(1)  a state convention; or(2)  the state executive committee as:(A)  a temporary rule, if adoption before the next state convention is necessary; or(B)  a permanent rule, if the state executive committee is expressly required or authorized by statute to adopt a rule.(b)  A temporary rule must be considered by the first state convention following its adoption.  The state convention may rescind, modify, or ratify the temporary rule.  If the state convention fails to act, the temporary rule expires on the day after the date the convention adjourns.(c)  In this chapter, "rule on electoral affairs" means a rule or amendment of the class described by Subsection (a).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 163.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.005. Filing and Posting Rules; Effective Date

Sec. 163.005.  FILING AND POSTING RULES; EFFECTIVE DATE.  (a)  The state chair shall file a copy of each rule on electoral affairs with the secretary of state.(b)  Except as provided by Section 163.006, the rule shall be filed not later than the 30th day after the date of its adoption.(c)  If the state chair fails to make a timely filing, any member of the state executive committee may make the filing.(d)  A filing must be accompanied by a written statement signed by the state chair or any two members of the state executive committee indicating whether the rule is temporary or permanent.(e)  A rule on electoral affairs is not effective until filed.(f)  All rules, temporary or permanent, shall be posted on the state party's Internet website.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 163.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.006. Deadline for Filing Certain Rules

Sec. 163.006.  DEADLINE FOR FILING CERTAIN RULES.  (a)  A rule on electoral affairs that is to become effective in a year in which the party will hold precinct conventions under this title must be filed with the secretary of state and posted on the party's Internet website not later than the 30th day before the date the party convenes its earliest precinct conventions.  The secretary of state may extend this deadline for good cause.(b)  If a political party fails to file a rule as provided by Subsection (a), the party is not entitled to have its nominees placed on the ballot for the general election for state and county officers.(c)  Before general primary election day, the secretary of state shall notify the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county of each political party that failed to file a rule as provided by Subsection (a) and shall order those authorities to omit the party's nominees from the general election ballot.(d)  Before January 15 of each year in which political parties hold precinct conventions under this title, the secretary of state shall deliver written notice of the requirements of this section to the state chair of each party that had a nominee for a statewide or district office on the most recent general election ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 111, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 163.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 163 - Party Rules|Section 163.007. Rules Enforceable by Mandamus

Sec. 163.007.  RULES ENFORCEABLE BY MANDAMUS.  A rule on electoral affairs is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the rule were a statute.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 182.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.001. Nominating by Convention Authorized

Sec. 182.001.  NOMINATING BY CONVENTION AUTHORIZED.  A political party that does not have a state executive committee may make nominations for county or precinct offices by convention as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 182.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.002. Party Organization

Sec. 182.002.  PARTY ORGANIZATION.  A political party making nominations under this chapter shall:(1)  establish a county executive committee for each county in which the party will hold a county convention;(2)  select a chair for each county executive committee;  and(3)  select a precinct chair for each election precinct in which the party will hold a precinct convention.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 194, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 182.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.003. Qualifying for Placement on Ballot

Sec. 182.003.  QUALIFYING FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.  To be entitled to have the names of its nominees placed on the general election ballot, a political party making nominations under this chapter must file with the county clerk, not later than the 75th day after the date of the precinct conventions held under this chapter, lists of precinct convention participants indicating that the number of participants equals at least three percent of the total number of votes received in the county by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 182.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.004. Petition Supplementing Precinct Convention Lists

Sec. 182.004.  PETITION SUPPLEMENTING PRECINCT CONVENTION LISTS.  (a)  If the number of precinct convention participants indicated on the lists filed under Section 182.003 is fewer than the number required for the political party to qualify to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot, the party may qualify by filing a petition as provided by this section.(b)  A petition must:(1)  satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062 for a candidate's petition;(2)  contain signatures in a number that, when added to the number of convention participants indicated on the lists, equals at least three percent of the total number of votes received in the county by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election;  and(3)  be filed with the county clerk by the county chair before the deadline for filing the lists of precinct convention participants.(c)  Except as provided by this section, the petition is subject to the applicable provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 141.(d)  A signer's voter registration must be in the county in which the party seeks to be qualified but is not required to be in any other particular territory.(e)  A copy of a request for the withdrawal of a signature must be delivered to the county chair when the withdrawal request is filed.(f)  Sections 181.006(f)-(j) apply to a petition circulated under this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 195, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 182.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.0041. Application for Nomination

Sec. 182.0041.  APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION.  (a)  To be entitled to be considered for nomination by a convention held under this chapter, a person must make an application for nomination.(b)  Subchapter B, Chapter 181, applies to an application for nomination under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 182.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.005. Nominations Made by County Convention

Sec. 182.005.  NOMINATIONS MADE BY COUNTY CONVENTION.  A political party must make its nominations under this chapter at a county convention held on the first Saturday after the second Tuesday in March of the election year.  The convention consists of delegates selected at precinct conventions held on the second Tuesday in March in the regular county election precincts.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S. ch. 14, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 182.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.006. Organizing Precinct Convention

Sec. 182.006.  ORGANIZING PRECINCT CONVENTION.  A precinct convention held under this chapter shall be organized as provided by Section 181.066.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 182.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle C - Parties Nominating by Convention|Chapter 182 - Party Without State Organization|Section 182.007. Party's Certification of Nominees

Sec. 182.007.  PARTY'S CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES.  (a)  The county chair shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name and address of each of the political party's nominees.(b)  Not later than the 20th day after the date of the county convention, the county chair shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in the county.(c)  The county chair may not certify a candidate's name if, before delivering the certification, the county chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 196, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 191.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter A. Presidential Primary Election|Section 191.001. Parties Required to Hold Presidential Primary Election

Sec. 191.001.  PARTIES REQUIRED TO HOLD PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.  To be entitled to have its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the general election ballot in a particular presidential election year, a political party must hold a presidential primary election in this state if:(1)  in the presidential election year, the party is required by this code to nominate its candidates for state and county offices by primary election;(2)  a presidential primary election is authorized under national party rules;  and(3)  before January 1 of the presidential election year, the national party has determined that it will hold a national presidential nominating convention that year.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 191.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter A. Presidential Primary Election|Section 191.002. Qualifying for Place on Ballot

Sec. 191.002.  QUALIFYING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT.  (a)  Candidates qualify to have their names placed on the presidential primary election ballot in the manner provided by party rule, subject to this section.(b)  If party rules provide for the filing of applications or signature petitions to qualify candidates for a place on the ballot, the filing deadline may not be later than the regular filing deadline for candidates in the general primary election.  A signature on a candidate's petition is not valid unless it is that of a registered voter and is accompanied by the signer's residence address, including county, and voter registration number.(c)  A person may not sign petitions supporting more than one presidential candidate in the same primary, and, if a person does so, the person's signature is void as to all petitions the person signs.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 197, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 191.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter A. Presidential Primary Election|Section 191.003. Notice of Candidates to Secretary of State

Sec. 191.003.  NOTICE OF CANDIDATES TO SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  The state chair of each political party holding a presidential primary election shall submit the information to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website and certify the name of each presidential candidate who qualifies for a place on the presidential primary election ballot in the same manner as a candidate filing for statewide, district, and county offices not later than the ninth day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election.(b)  The secretary of state shall create a system for submitting the information to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 198, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 191.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter A. Presidential Primary Election|Section 191.004. Presidential Primary Ballot

Sec. 191.004.  PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.  (a)  A single ballot shall be used for the presidential primary election and general primary election.  The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the ballot, which must accommodate the regular form for the general primary election to the extent practicable.(b)  The names of the presidential candidates shall be printed as the first race on the ballot under the heading "Preference For Presidential Nominee" followed by the instruction, "You may vote for one presidential candidate whose name appears on the ballot by making a mark in the shape beside the candidate's name."  If party rules provide for voting for an uncommitted status, the instruction shall read, "You may vote for one presidential candidate whose name appears on the ballot by making a mark in the shape beside the candidate's name or you may vote as uncommitted by making a mark in the shape beside 'Uncommitted.'  Make only one choice."  The instruction shall be changed as appropriate to accommodate the form of a voting system ballot.(c)  A drawing to determine the order in which the presidential candidates' names are printed on the ballot in the county shall be conducted in conjunction with the regular drawing for position on the general primary election ballot.  "Uncommitted" shall be printed on the ballot following the candidates' names, if applicable.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2019.|