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TX Elec COde § 192.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.037. Rules for Counting Votes Not Cast for Both Candidates

Sec. 192.037.  RULES FOR COUNTING VOTES NOT CAST FOR BOTH CANDIDATES.  (a)  If a voter writes in the name of a write-in candidate for president or vice-president but does not write in a name for a running mate, the vote shall be counted as a vote for the candidate and the candidate's running mate.(b)  A vote shall be counted for both candidates of a set of candidates for president and vice-president if:(1)  the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is voting for one of the two candidates;(2)  the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is not voting for the other candidate in the set;  and(3)  the voter has not:(A)  indicated a vote for a presidential or vice-presidential candidate of another set;  or(B)  written in the name of a person for whom the voter desires to vote instead of the candidate for whom the voter is not voting under Subdivision (2).(c)  The secretary of state shall prescribe guidelines consistent with this code to assist counting officers in counting ballots in which the presidential race is irregularly marked.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 204, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 192.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.061. Withdrawal, Death, or Ineligibility Generally

Sec. 192.061.  WITHDRAWAL, DEATH, OR INELIGIBILITY GENERALLY.  With respect to withdrawal, death, or ineligibility of a presidential or vice-presidential candidate in a general 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 § 192.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.062. Presidential or Vice-Presidential Party Nominee

Sec. 192.062.  PRESIDENTIAL OR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL PARTY NOMINEE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the ballot the name of a political party's replacement nominee for president or vice-president of the United States if:(1)  the original nominee withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before presidential election day; and(2)  the party's state chair delivers certification of the replacement nominee's name, signed by the state chair, to the secretary of state not later than 5 p.m. of the 71st day before presidential election day.(b)  If the state chair's certification of a replacement nominee is delivered by mail, it is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the secretary of state.(c)  The name of a nominee who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible shall be omitted from the ballot and the name of the replacement nominee placed on the ballot if a replacement nominee is certified for placement on the ballot as provided by this section.  Otherwise, the withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible nominee's name shall be placed on the ballot.(d)  A vote for a withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible nominee whose name appears on the ballot shall be counted as a vote for the nominating political party's presidential elector candidates.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 205, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 192.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.063. Independent Presidential Candidate

Sec. 192.063.  INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.  (a)  The name of an independent presidential candidate and the name of the candidate's running mate shall be omitted from the ballot if the presidential candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before presidential election day.(b)  A vote for an independent presidential candidate who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible may not be counted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 192.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter C. Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.064. Independent Vice-Presidential Candidate

Sec. 192.064.  INDEPENDENT VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the ballot the name of a replacement vice-presidential running mate for an independent candidate for president of the United States if:(1)  the original running mate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before presidential election day; and(2)  the independent presidential candidate delivers certification of the replacement running mate's name, signed by the presidential candidate, to the secretary of state not later than 5 p.m. of the 71st day before presidential election day.(b)  If the presidential candidate's certification of a replacement running mate is delivered by mail, it is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the secretary of state.(c)  The name of a vice-presidential candidate who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible shall be omitted from the ballot and the name of the replacement candidate placed on the ballot if a replacement candidate is certified for placement on the ballot as provided by this section.  Otherwise, the withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot.(d)  The fact that the name of an independent vice-presidential candidate who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible is placed on the ballot does not affect the counting of votes for the candidate's running mate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 201.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter A. Resigning or Declining Office|Section 201.001. Resigning or Declining Office

Sec. 201.001.  RESIGNING OR DECLINING OFFICE.  (a)  To be effective, a public officer's resignation or an officer-elect's declination must be in writing and signed by the officer or officer-elect and delivered to the appropriate authority for acting on the resignation or declination.  The authority may not refuse to accept a resignation.(b)  If the authority to act on a resignation or declination is a body, the resignation or declination may be delivered to the presiding officer of the body or to its clerk or secretary.(c)  An officer-elect who intends to qualify for the office but desires to resign at a subsequent date may submit a resignation in the same manner as an officer who has assumed office, and the vacancy may be filled in the same manner as if the resignation had been submitted after the officer-elect assumed office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1187, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter A. Resigning or Declining Office|Section 201.002. Authority to Act on Resignation or Declination

Sec. 201.002.  AUTHORITY TO ACT ON RESIGNATION OR DECLINATION.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to act on a public officer's resignation or an officer-elect's declination is the officer or body authorized to make an appointment or order a special election to fill a vacancy in the office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.021. Time Vacancy Occurs Generally

Sec. 201.021.  TIME VACANCY OCCURS GENERALLY.  For purposes of this title, a vacancy in office occurs at the time prescribed by this subchapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.022. Death

Sec. 201.022.  DEATH.  If an officer or officer-elect dies, a vacancy occurs on the date of death.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.023. Resignation

Sec. 201.023.  RESIGNATION.  If an officer submits a resignation, whether to be effective immediately or at a future date, a vacancy occurs on the date the resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority or on the eighth day after the date of its receipt by the authority, whichever is earlier.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1187, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 201.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.024. Removal

Sec. 201.024.  REMOVAL.  If an officer is removed from office by a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs on the date the judgment becomes final.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.025. Acceptance of Another Office

Sec. 201.025.  ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER OFFICE.  If an officer accepts another office and the two offices may not lawfully be held simultaneously, a vacancy in the first office occurs on the date the person qualifies for the other office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.026. Declaration of Ineligibility

Sec. 201.026.  DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY.  (a)  If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by a judgment of a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs on the date the judgment becomes final.(b)  If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by an administrative authority, a vacancy occurs on the date the declaration is made.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.027. New Office

Sec. 201.027.  NEW OFFICE.  If a new office is created, a vacancy occurs on the effective date of the Act of the legislature creating the office or on the date the order creating the office is adopted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 201.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.028. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate Receiving Vote Required for Election

Sec. 201.028.  DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE RECEIVING VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION.  If a deceased or ineligible candidate receives the vote required for election to an office, a vacancy occurs on the date the final canvass of the election is completed.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.029. Declination of Officer-Elect

Sec. 201.029.  DECLINATION OF OFFICER-ELECT.  If an officer-elect declines to qualify for the office before assuming office for the term for which elected, a vacancy in the term occurs on the date the declination is delivered to the appropriate authority.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 201.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs|Section 201.030. Vacancy Resulting From Recall Election

Sec. 201.030.  VACANCY RESULTING FROM RECALL ELECTION.  For cities conducting recall elections, a vacancy in the officer's office occurs on the date of the final canvass of a successful recall election.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 87, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 201.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter C. Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally|Section 201.051. Time for Ordering Election

Sec. 201.051.  TIME FOR ORDERING ELECTION.  (a)  If a vacancy in office is to be filled by special election, the election shall be ordered as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs, subject to Subsection (b).(b)  For a vacancy to be filled by a special election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the election shall be ordered not later than the 78th day before election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 201.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter C. Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally|Section 201.052. Date of Election

Sec. 201.052.  DATE OF ELECTION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this code, a special election to fill a vacancy shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date occurring on or after the 46th day after the date the election is ordered.(b)  If a law outside this code authorizes the holding of the election on a date earlier than the 46th day after the date of the order, the election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date occurring on or after the earliest date that the election could be held under that law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 201.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter C. Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally|Section 201.053. Unexpired Term and Full Term Filled Simultaneously

Sec. 201.053.  UNEXPIRED TERM AND FULL TERM FILLED SIMULTANEOUSLY.  (a)  If, after the general election for an office for which a vacancy is filled by special election but before the succeeding full term begins, a vacancy occurs in both the unexpired portion of the current term and in the succeeding full term that was filled at the general election, the special election shall be ordered to fill only the full term.  (b)  If any portion of the unexpired current term remains after the date the final canvass of the special election for the full term is completed, the person elected to the full term, if eligible to hold the unexpired current term, is considered to be elected to the remainder of the unexpired current term also and is entitled to qualify and assume office for the unexpired current term and the succeeding full term immediately on receiving a certificate of election.  The certificate must recite that it is for both the unexpired current term and the full term.(c)  After qualifying for the unexpired current term, the person is not required to qualify again for the full term.  If a bond is required, the amount of the bond for the unexpired current term and the full term is the same as for the full term.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Renumbered from Election Code Sec. 201.054 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 201.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy|Subchapter C. Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally|Section 201.054. Filing Period for Application for Place on Ballot

Sec. 201.054.  FILING PERIOD FOR APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT.(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a candidate's application for a place on a special election ballot must be filed not later than:(1)  5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day, if election day is on or after the 70th day after the date the election is ordered; or(2)  5 p.m. of the 40th day before election day, if election day is on or after the 46th day and before the 70th day after the date the election is ordered.(b)  If a special election is to be held as an emergency election and a law outside this code prescribes a filing deadline, that deadline applies.(c)  The election order must state the filing deadline.(d)  An application may not be filed before the election is ordered.(e)  An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.(f)  For a special election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the filing deadline is 6 p.m. of the 75th day before election day.(g)  A declaration of write-in candidacy for a special election must be filed not later than the filing deadline prescribed by this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Renumbered from Election Code Sec. 201.055 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 476 (H.B. 2323), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 204.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate|Section 204.001. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 204.001.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to the office of United States senator.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 204.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate|Section 204.002. Temporary Appointment to Fill Vacancy

Sec. 204.002.  TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY.  The governor shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy in office if the vacancy exists or will exist when congress is in session.  The appointee serves until a successor has been elected and has qualified.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 204.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate|Section 204.003. Vacancy Filled at General Election

Sec. 204.003.  VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.  If a vacancy occurs on or after January 1 of an even-numbered year and on or before the 62nd day before general primary election day, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled at the next general election for state and county officers.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 204.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate|Section 204.004. Nomination for Vacancy Filled at General Election

Sec. 204.004.  NOMINATION FOR VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.  A nomination by a political party for an unexpired term to be filled at the general election for state and county officers is made in the manner prescribed by Section 202.004 or 202.005, as applicable.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 204.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate|Section 204.005. Vacancy Filled at Special Election

Sec. 204.005.  VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.  If a vacancy occurs during an odd-numbered year or after the 62nd day before general primary election day in an even-numbered year, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled by a special election in the same manner as provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that:(1)  the minimum number of signatures that must appear on a petition accompanying a candidate's application for a place on the ballot is 5,000;  and(2)  Section 203.013 does not apply.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 204.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office|Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress|Subchapter B. Vacancy in House of Representatives|Section 204.021. Vacancy Filled at Special Election

Sec. 204.021.  VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.  An unexpired term in the office of United States representative may be filled only by a special election in the same manner as provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that Section 203.013 does not apply.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|