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TX Elec COde § 143.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.005. Application for Home-Rule City Office

Sec. 143.005.  APPLICATION FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE.  (a)  A city charter may prescribe requirements in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for an office of a home-rule city.  This section does not authorize a city charter requirement in connection with the timely filing of an application, and any charter requirement related to an application's timely filing is superseded by Section 143.007 and other applicable filing provisions prescribed by this code.(b)  If a city charter prescribes the requirements that a candidate's application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot,  Section 141.031(a)(4)(L) also applies to the application.  The other provisions of Section 141.031 do not apply.(c)  If a city charter requires candidates to pay a filing fee, the amount of the fee and an alternative procedure to payment of the fee shall be prescribed by the charter or by ordinance under charter authorization.  However, if an ordinance prescribing an alternative procedure to payment of a filing fee is adopted before the effective date of this code without charter authorization, the ordinance, as it exists on the effective date of this code, continues in effect until the adoption of a charter provision prescribing an alternative procedure or authorizing prescription of an alternative procedure by ordinance.(d)  For any petition required or authorized to be filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for an office of a home-rule city, the minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is the greater of:(1)  25;  or(2)  one-half of one percent of the total vote received in the territory from which the office is elected by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral general election.(e)  If the city charter of a home-rule city with a population of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a population of 2 million or more that holds nonpartisan elections for its offices requires both a petition and a $50 fee to be filed for a candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, those requirements supersede this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 695, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 143.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.006. Authority With Whom Application Filed

Sec. 143.006.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the city secretary.(b)  An authority other than the city secretary may be designated to receive applications by a home-rule city charter or ordinance adopted under charter authorization.(c)  An application for a place on the ballot for the first election of officers following the incorporation of a city must be filed with the authority designated by law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 143.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.007. Filing Period

Sec. 143.007.  FILING PERIOD.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this code, an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day.  An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.(b)  An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.(c)  For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 78th day before election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 143.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.008. Extended Filing Deadline for Certain Offices

Sec. 143.008.  EXTENDED FILING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN OFFICES.  (a)  This section applies only to an office with a four-year term.(b)  If at the deadline prescribed by Section 143.007 no candidate has filed an application for a place on the ballot for an office, the filing deadline for that office is extended to 5 p.m. of the 57th day before election day.(c)  This section does not apply to an election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 144.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 144.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to a candidate for an office of a political subdivision other than a city or county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 144.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.002. Independent Candidacy Required

Sec. 144.002.  INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED.  A candidate's name may appear on the ballot only as an independent.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 144.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.003. Application Required

Sec. 144.003.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.  An application, other than an application required to be accompanied by fee, may be filed through e-mail transmission of the completed application in a scanned format to the e-mail address designated by the filing authority in the notice required under Section 141.040.(b)  If a law outside this code purports to prescribe the exclusive requirements that a candidate's application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot,  Section 141.031(a)(4)(L) also applies to the application.  The other provisions of  Section 141.031 do not apply.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 84, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 144.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.004. Authority With Whom Application Filed

Sec. 144.004.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.  Except as otherwise provided by law, an application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the secretary of the political subdivision's governing body or, if the governing body has no secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 144.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.005. Filing Deadline

Sec. 144.005.  FILING DEADLINE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day.  Notwithstanding any other law outside this code, an application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by law, an application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.(c)  The governing body of a political subdivision for which a deadline for filing for candidacy is prescribed by a law outside this code shall take appropriate action to comply with Subsections (a) and (d) and to adjust any affected date, deadline, or procedure to allow the same interval of time in relation to the filing deadline as would be provided by application of the other law.  The secretary of state shall prescribe any rules necessary to facilitate the implementation of this subsection.(d)  For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 78th day before election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 144.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 144 - Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City|Section 144.006. Filing Deadline for Declared Write-in Candidate

Sec. 144.006.  FILING DEADLINE FOR DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in an election in which:(1)  the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot is the 62nd day before election day; and(2)  write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of declared write-in candidates.(b)  For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 74th day before election day.(c)  A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 202.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 202.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to elective offices of the state and county governments except the offices of state senator and state representative.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 202.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.002. Vacancy Filled at General Election

Sec. 202.002.  VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs on or before the 74th day before the general election for state and county officers held in the next-to-last even-numbered year of a term of office, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled at the next general election for state and county officers, as provided by this chapter.(b)  If a vacancy occurs after the 74th day before a general election day, an election for the unexpired term may not be held at that general election. The appointment to fill the vacancy continues until the next succeeding general election and until a successor has been elected and has qualified for the office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 202.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.003. New Office

Sec. 202.003.  NEW OFFICE.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), an election for the first full term of an office for which no previous election has been held is governed by the same provisions as an election for the remainder of an unexpired term, and for that purpose, references in this chapter to an unexpired term include a full term in the case of those offices.(b)  If an Act of the legislature creating an office prescribes a date of creation that is later than the effective date of the Act, and if an authority authorized to create the office at an earlier date has not done so, the office shall appear on the ballot as follows:(1)  if the date of creation occurs in an even-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in that even-numbered year;(2)  if the date of creation occurs on or before March 1 of an odd-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in the preceding even-numbered year;  and(3)  if the date of creation occurs after March 1 of an odd-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in the subsequent even-numbered year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 202.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.004. Nomination by Primary Election

Sec. 202.004.  NOMINATION BY PRIMARY ELECTION.  (a)  A political party's nominee for an unexpired term must be nominated by primary election if:(1)  the political party is making nominations by primary election for the general election in which the vacancy is to be filled; and(2)  the vacancy occurs on or before the fifth day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot.(b)  If the vacancy occurs on or before the 10th day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot, an application for the unexpired term must be filed by the regular filing deadline.(c)  If the vacancy occurs after the 10th day before the date of the regular filing deadline, an application for the unexpired term must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the regular filing deadline.(d)  The filing fee or petition requirements for a candidate for an unexpired term are the same as for a candidate for a full term.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 904), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 202.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.005. Nomination by Convention

Sec. 202.005.  NOMINATION BY CONVENTION.  A political party's nominee for an unexpired term must be nominated by the appropriate party convention if:(1)  the political party is making nominations by convention for the general election in which the vacancy is to be filled;  and(2)  the vacancy occurs on or before the fourth day before the date the convention convenes.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 202.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.006. Nomination by Executive Committee

Sec. 202.006.  NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  (a)  A political party's state, district, county, or precinct executive committee, as appropriate for the particular office, may nominate a candidate for the unexpired term if:(1)  in the case of a party holding a primary election, the vacancy occurs after the fifth day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the ballot for the general primary election; or(2)  in the case of a party nominating by convention, the vacancy occurs after the fourth day before the date the convention having the power to make a nomination for the office convenes.(b)  The nominating procedure for an unexpired term under this section is the same as that provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 145, for filling a vacancy in a party's nomination, to the extent that it can be made applicable.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 202.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government|Section 202.007. Filing Deadline for Application of Independent Candidate

Sec. 202.007.  FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs after runoff primary election day, an independent candidate for the unexpired term must file the application for a place on the ballot not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs or 5 p.m. of the 70th day before general election day, whichever is earlier.(b)  An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 203.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 203.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to the offices of state senator and state representative.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.002. Vacancy Filled at Special Election

Sec. 203.002.  VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.  An unexpired term in office may be filled only by a special election in accordance with this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.003. Majority Vote Required

Sec. 203.003.  MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.  To be elected in a special election for an unexpired term, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the unexpired term.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.004. Date of Election

Sec. 203.004.  DATE OF ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a special election shall be held on the first uniform election date occurring on or after the 36th day after the date the election is ordered.(b)  If the election is to be held as an emergency election, it shall be held on a Tuesday or Saturday occurring on or after the 36th day and on or before the 64th day after the date the election is ordered.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 88, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 203.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.005. Application Required

Sec. 203.005.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on a special election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.(b)  An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031:(1)  state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact;  and(2)  be accompanied by:(A)  a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election;  or(B)  a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.006. Application Filed With Secretary of State

Sec. 203.006.  APPLICATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.  An application for a place on a special election ballot must be filed with the secretary of state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.007. Number of Petition Signatures Required

Sec. 203.007.  NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED.  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Section 203.005(b)(2)(B) is 500.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.008. Circulation of Petition

Sec. 203.008.  CIRCULATION OF PETITION.  A petition authorized by Section 203.005(b)(2)(B) may not be circulated before the day after the date the vacancy occurs.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 203.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature|Section 203.009. Certification of Candidates for Placement on Ballot

Sec. 203.009.  CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the special election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the secretary an application that complies with Section 203.005(b).(b)  As soon as practicable after the deadline for filing applications, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official special election ballot prepared in each county in which the special election is to be held.(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 145.094.(d)  This section does not apply to the certification of candidates for a runoff election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|