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TX Elec COde § 191.005 (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 191.005. Procedures for Conduct of Presidential Primary Generally

Sec. 191.005.  PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY GENERALLY.  (a)  The presidential primary election shall be held in conjunction with the party's general primary election.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the presidential primary election shall be conducted and the results canvassed, tabulated, and reported in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this code in relation to the general primary election to the extent those procedures can be made applicable.(c)  The secretary of state shall prescribe any additional procedures necessary for the orderly and proper administration of the presidential primary election.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 191.006 (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 191.006. Financing Presidential Primary

Sec. 191.006.  FINANCING PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.  (a)  Subject to legislative appropriation, state funds may be spent to pay expenses incurred by the secretary of state or by a political party in connection with a presidential primary election.(b)  The provisions of this code relating to state financing of a general primary election govern a presidential primary election to the extent those provisions can be made applicable.(c)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules, consistent with this subchapter, that are necessary for the fair and efficient financing of presidential primary elections with state funds.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 191.007 (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 191.007. Allocation of Delegates

Sec. 191.007.  ALLOCATION OF DELEGATES.  (a)  Each political party holding a presidential primary election shall adopt a rule for allocating delegates.(b)  A rule adopted under this section may utilize either a proportional or winner-take-all method, based on the results of the presidential primary election, which may be based on:(1)  a direct tie to statewide popular vote totals;(2)  a direct tie to congressional or state senatorial district popular vote totals; or(3)  an alternative disproportionate method that is based on statewide, congressional district, or state senatorial district popular vote totals.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to delegates allocated:(1)  among party and elected officials; or(2)  through an allocation based on participants registering for or attending a caucus or similar process, provided that at least 75 percent of the total number of delegates who are to represent this state at the party's national presidential nominating convention, excluding delegates allocated among party and elected officials, shall be allocated in accordance with the rule adopted under this section based on the results of the presidential primary election.|Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1209 (S.B. 1398), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 191.008 (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 191.008. Implementation by Party

Sec. 191.008.  IMPLEMENTATION BY PARTY.  (a)  The state executive committee of each political party holding a presidential primary election shall adopt the rules necessary to implement this subchapter unless the rules already exist.(b)  The rules may not be inconsistent with this subchapter or with rules adopted by the secretary of state under this subchapter.(c)  A rule is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the rule were a statute.(d)  For a political party to be entitled to have its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the general election ballot in an election year in which the party is holding a presidential primary election, the rules adopted under this section or the rules already in existence must be posted on the party's Internet website and filed with the secretary of state not later than January 5 of the presidential election year.  The secretary of state may extend this deadline for good cause.(e)  Before presidential 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 (d) and shall order those authorities to omit the party's nominees for president and vice-president of the United States from the general election ballot.(f)  The rules may be amended at any time by the state executive committee, but an amendment adopted in a presidential election year after the rules are filed with the secretary of state under Subsection (d) may not take effect until after the presidential election year if the rule affects the selection of delegates to the national presidential nominating convention.|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. 41, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 191.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter B. State Convention|Section 191.031. Party Holding Primary Election

Sec. 191.031.  PARTY HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTION.  (a)  If a political party holding a primary election in a presidential election year desires to send delegates to a national presidential nominating convention of the party, the party shall select the delegates at a state convention convened on a date adopted by the state executive committee occurring in the presidential election year.  Before the date of the party's precinct conventions held under Chapter 174, the party's state executive committee shall choose the date, hour, and place for the state convention.(b)  The state convention shall consist of delegates selected at the party's county and senatorial district conventions held under Chapter 174.(c)  Before the date of the party's precinct conventions, the party's state chair shall post on the party's Internet website notice of the date, hour, and place for the state convention.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Renumbered from Election Code Sec. 191.001 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. 199, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 32, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 191.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 191 - Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention|Subchapter B. State Convention|Section 191.032. Party Not Holding Primary Election

Sec. 191.032.  PARTY NOT HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTION.  If a political party not holding a primary election in a presidential election year desires to send delegates to a national presidential nominating convention of the party, the party shall select the delegates at the state convention at which the party is authorized by this code to make nominations for state offices.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Renumbered from Election Code Sec. 191.002 by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 192.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.001. Time of Election

Sec. 192.001.  TIME OF ELECTION.  Electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall be elected at the general election for state and county officers held in a presidential election year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.002. Eligibility

Sec. 192.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector, a person must:(1)  be a qualified voter of this state;  and(2)  not hold the office of United States senator, United States representative, or any other federal office of profit or trust.(b)  To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector for a political party, a person must be affiliated with the party.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.003. Method of Becoming Elector Candidate

Sec. 192.003.  METHOD OF BECOMING ELECTOR CANDIDATE.  To become a presidential elector candidate, a person must be nominated as a political party's elector candidate in accordance with party rules or named as an elector candidate by an independent or write-in candidate for president.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.004. Elector Candidate Vacancy

Sec. 192.004.  ELECTOR CANDIDATE VACANCY.  (a)  An elector candidate may withdraw from the presidential election before presidential election day, by delivering written notice of the withdrawal to:(1)  the secretary of state;  and(2)  the state chair of the party that nominated the elector candidate or to the independent or write-in candidate for president who named the elector candidate.(b)  If an elector candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible before presidential election day, a replacement elector candidate may be named by the party that nominated the elector candidate or by the independent or write-in candidate for president who named the elector candidate.(c)  An independent or write-in candidate for president naming a replacement elector candidate must file with the secretary of state, before presidential election day, the name and residence address of the replacement candidate and a written statement, signed by the replacement candidate, that the person consents to be a candidate.(d)  If a political party's rules do not provide the manner of choosing a replacement elector candidate, the party's state executive committee may choose the replacement candidate.  The state chair of a political party naming a replacement elector candidate must file with the secretary of state, before presidential election day, the name and residence address of the replacement candidate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 200, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 192.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.005. Vote Required for Election

Sec. 192.005.  VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION.  The set of elector candidates that is elected is the one that corresponds to the candidates for president and vice-president receiving the most votes.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.006. Meeting of Electors

Sec. 192.006.  MEETING OF ELECTORS.  (a)  The electors shall convene at the State Capitol at 2 p.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election and shall perform their duties as prescribed by federal law.(b)  The secretary of state shall arrange for the meeting place, notify the electors, and call the meeting to order.  The secretary shall act as temporary chair of the meeting until the electors elect a chair from among themselves.(c)  If an elector is absent at the time for convening the meeting, the electors may declare the elector position vacant by a majority vote of those present at the meeting.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 201, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 192.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.007. Replacement After Election

Sec. 192.007.  REPLACEMENT AFTER ELECTION.  (a)  The electors meeting to vote for president and vice-president may appoint a replacement elector by a majority vote of the qualified electors present if:(1)  the vacancy occurred before presidential election day and a replacement was not chosen under Section 192.004;(2)  on or after presidential election day, an elector is declared ineligible or dies;  or(3)  the vacancy is declared under Section 192.006(c).(b)  The chair of the electors shall notify the secretary of state of the name and residence address of a replacement elector immediately on the replacement's appointment.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 202, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 192.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter A. Presidential Electors|Section 192.008. Elector Expenses

Sec. 192.008.  ELECTOR EXPENSES.  (a)  In performing their official duties, presidential electors are entitled to the same allowances for travel expenses as those granted to state employees.(b)  The secretary of state shall provide assistance to the electors in submitting vouchers for travel expenses.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.031. Party Candidate's Entitlement to Place on Ballot

Sec. 192.031.  PARTY CANDIDATE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PLACE ON BALLOT.  (a)  A political party is entitled to have the names of its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the ballot in a presidential general election if:(1)  the nominees possess the qualifications for those offices prescribed by federal law;(2)  the party's state chair signs a written certification of:(A)  the names of the party's nominees for president and vice-president; and(B)  the names and residence addresses of presidential elector candidates nominated by the party, in a number equal to the number of presidential electors that federal law allocates to this state;(3)  the party's state chair delivers the written certification to the secretary of state before the later of:(A)  5 p.m. of the 71st day before presidential election day; or(B)  5 p.m. of the first business day after the date of final adjournment of the party's national presidential nominating convention; and(4)  the party is:(A)  required or authorized by Subchapter A of Chapter 172 to make its nominations by primary election; or(B)  entitled to have the names of its nominees placed on the general election ballot under Chapter 181.(b)  If the state chair's certification of the party's nominees is delivered by mail, it is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the secretary of state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 203, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 1193), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 192.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.032. Independent Candidate's Entitlement to Place on Ballot

Sec. 192.032.  INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PLACE ON BALLOT.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, an independent candidate for president of the United States must make an application for a place on the ballot.(b)  An application must:(1)  comply with  Section 141.031, except that:(A)  the application is not required to include a candidate's occupation, length of residence, or statement that the candidate is aware of the nepotism law; and(B)  the application must contain the applicable information required by Section 141.031(a)(4) with respect to both the presidential candidate and the running mate;(2)  state the names and residence addresses of presidential elector candidates in a number equal to the number of presidential electors that federal law allocates to the state; and(3)  be accompanied by:(A)  a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062; and(B)  written statements signed by the vice-presidential candidate and each of the presidential elector candidates indicating that each of them consents to be a candidate.(c)  The application must be filed with the secretary of state not later than the second Monday in May of the presidential election year.(d)  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is one percent of the total vote received in the state by all candidates for president in the most recent presidential general election.(e)  A petition signer's voter registration is not required to be in any particular territory.(f)  The following statement must appear at the top of each page of the petition:  "I did not vote this year in a presidential primary election."(g)  A signature on the petition is invalid if the signer:(1)  signs the petition on or before the date of the presidential primary election in the presidential election year;  or(2)  voted in a presidential primary election during the presidential election year.(h)  A candidate in a presidential primary election is ineligible to be an independent candidate for president or vice-president of the United States in the succeeding general election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 192.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.033. Certification of Candidates for Placement on Ballot

Sec. 192.033.  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 general election ballot the names of the candidates for president and vice-president who are entitled to have their names placed on the ballot.(b)  The secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county before the later of the 68th day before presidential election day or the second business day after the date of final adjournment of the party's national presidential nominating convention.(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 Subchapter C.(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 the federal Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. Section 10503).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 1193), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 86, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 192.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.034. Listing Candidates on Ballot

Sec. 192.034.  LISTING CANDIDATES ON BALLOT.  (a)  The names of a presidential candidate and the candidate's running mate shall be placed on the ballot as one race.(b)  The names of presidential elector candidates may not be placed on the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.035. Vote for Candidate Counts for Corresponding Electors

Sec. 192.035.  VOTE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTS FOR CORRESPONDING ELECTORS.  A vote for a presidential candidate and the candidate's running mate shall be counted as a vote for the corresponding presidential elector candidates.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 192.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 11 - Presidential Elections|Chapter 192 - Presidential Electors and Candidates|Subchapter B. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates|Section 192.036. Write-in Candidate

Sec. 192.036.  WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.  (a)  With respect to a write-in candidacy for the office of president of the United States, this section supersedes Subchapter B, Chapter 146, to the extent of any conflict.(b)  A declaration of write-in candidacy for president must satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 192.032(b) for an independent presidential candidate's application for a place on the ballot, except that a petition is not required.(c)  The certification for placement on the list of write-in candidates must include the names of both the presidential candidate and the vice-presidential candidate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|