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2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 161 - General Provisions › Section 161.008. Certification of Nominees for Statewide and District Offices for Placement on General Election Ballot

Sec. 161.008.  CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES FOR STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT OFFICES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate nominated at a primary election or convention of a political party for a statewide or district office.
(b)  Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.  The secretary of state may deliver the certification by notifying the authority that the candidates posted on the secretary of state's Internet website are the candidates certified.  In addition to the other methods of delivering the certification under this section, the secretary of state shall deliver a copy of the certification to the authority by e-mail.
(c)  A candidate's name may not be certified if, before delivering the certification, the secretary of state learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.
(d)  In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 161 - General Provisions › Section 161.009. Party Officer Subject to Mandamus

Sec. 161.009.  PARTY OFFICER SUBJECT TO MANDAMUS.  The performance of a duty placed by this code on an officer of a political party is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the party officer were a public officer.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 161 - General Provisions › Section 161.010. Challenging Convention Delegates

Sec. 161.010.  CHALLENGING CONVENTION DELEGATES.  A political party holding a convention under this title may provide by rule for challenging the qualifications of the convention delegates and for replacing unqualified delegates.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.001. Affiliation With Party Required

Sec. 162.001.  AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED.  (a)  A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:
(1)  to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;
(2)  to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;
(3)  to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or
(4)  for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.
(b)  The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:
(1)  general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election;  or
(2)  the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.002. Eligibility to Affiliate

Sec. 162.002.  ELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE.  To be eligible to affiliate with a political party, a person must be:
(1)  a registered voter;  or
(2)  eligible to vote a limited ballot at the time of affiliating.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.003. Affiliation by Voting in Primary

Sec. 162.003.  AFFILIATION BY VOTING IN PRIMARY.  A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person:
(1)  is accepted to vote in the party's primary election; or
(2)  returns an early voting or limited primary ballot voted by mail.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.62;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.004. Affiliation Procedure: Voting at Polling Place

Sec. 162.004.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  VOTING AT POLLING PLACE.  (a)  The signature roster for a primary election must state at the top of each page:  "A person commits a criminal offense if the person knowingly votes in a primary election or participates in a convention of a party after having voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during the same voting year."
(a-1)  An election officer shall stamp a voter registration certificate with a party affiliation under Subsection (b) or provide an affiliation certificate under Subsection (c) unless, not later than the 90th day before the date of the primary election, the county chair notifies the county clerk that the chair does not require a stamped voter registration certificate or affiliation certificate for verification of attendance at a precinct convention.
(b)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), an election officer at a primary election polling place shall stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space of the registration certificate of each voter who presents the voter's registration certificate and is accepted to vote unless the party name has already been stamped in the space.
(c)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), if a voter is accepted to vote without presenting a registration certificate, the presiding judge shall issue the voter an affiliation certificate. The certificate is not required to be issued to a voter in a runoff primary unless the voter requests it. The affiliation certificate may be combined with the notice provided under Section 172.1114. If the combined form is used, an election officer is not required to comply with Subsection (b).
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 107, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.005. Affiliation Procedure: Early Voting by Mail

Sec. 162.005.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE: EARLY VOTING BY MAIL.  Subject to Section 162.004(a-1), the early voting clerk in a general primary election shall provide an affiliation certificate with each early voting or limited ballot to be voted by mail.  The certificate is not required to be provided to an applicant for a runoff primary ballot unless the applicant requests it.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.63;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.006. Affiliation by Taking Oath

Sec. 162.006.  AFFILIATION BY TAKING OATH.  A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person takes an oath of affiliation as provided by Section 162.007 or 162.008.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.007. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath at Precinct Convention

Sec. 162.007.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  TAKING OATH AT PRECINCT CONVENTION.  (a)  This section applies only to a precinct convention held under this title by a political party making nominations by convention.
(b)  On admitting a person for participation in the convention, the temporary chair shall administer to the person the following oath:  "I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year.  I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party."
(c)  After administering the oath, the temporary chair shall request the person's registration certificate and stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space.  If the person does not present a registration certificate, the temporary chair on the person's request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 108, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.008. Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath Generally

Sec. 162.008.  AFFILIATION PROCEDURE:  TAKING OATH GENERALLY.  (a)  A  person may affiliate with a political party at any time by taking an oath of affiliation.
(b)  On request of a person desiring to affiliate with a political party, a member of the county executive committee for the county in which the person resides or other person authorized by party rule shall administer the following oath: "I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year.  I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party."
(c)  After administering the oath, the committee member or authorized person may stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space. If the person does not present a registration certificate, the committee member or authorized person on the person's request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 109, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.009. Contents of Affiliation Certificate

Sec. 162.009.  CONTENTS OF AFFILIATION CERTIFICATE.  The authority issuing an affiliation certificate under this chapter shall enter on the certificate:
(1)  the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued;
(2)  the name of the political party of the affiliation;
(3)  the name and official position of the issuing authority;
(4)  the party function at which the affiliation occurred, if applicable;  and
(5)  the date of affiliation.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.010. Duration of Affiliation

Sec. 162.010.  DURATION OF AFFILIATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.
(b)  A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.011. Presentation of False Evidence of Affiliation Prohibited

Sec. 162.011.  PRESENTATION OF FALSE EVIDENCE OF AFFILIATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if for the purpose of participating in a political party's convention or other party meeting or event the person presents to a party official:
(1)  an affiliation certificate that the person knows was not issued in compliance with this chapter; or
(2)  a voter registration certificate with a party affiliation stamp that the person knows was not obtained in compliance with this chapter.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.012. Ineligibility to Affiliate With Another Party

Sec. 162.012.  INELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE WITH ANOTHER PARTY.  A person who is affiliated with a political party is ineligible to become affiliated with another political party during the same voting year.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle A - Introductory Provisions › Chapter 162 - Regulating Participation in Party Affairs › Section 162.013. Void Vote

Sec. 162.013.  VOID VOTE.  A vote in a primary election is void if the voter previously voted in a primary election of another party or participated in a convention of another party during the same voting year.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter A. State Executive Committee › Section 171.001. State Executive Committee Established

Sec. 171.001.  STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.  A state executive committee is established as provided by this subchapter for each political party holding a primary election in this state.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter A. State Executive Committee › Section 171.002. Committee Composition

Sec. 171.002.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.  (a)  The state executive committee consists of two members from each state senatorial district or congressional district, as determined by party rule.  One of each district's members must be a man and the other a woman.
(b)  In addition to the members representing the senatorial or congressional districts, the committee has a chair and a vice chair, one of whom must be a man and the other a woman.  Except as otherwise provided by party rule, the chair and vice chair are considered members of the committee.
(c)  The chair, vice chair, and members representing the senatorial or congressional districts are elected at the party's biennial state convention.  However, the chair, vice chair, and members may be elected for four-year terms at the state convention held in gubernatorial election years.  Each holds office until a successor is elected and assumes office.
(d)  The members elected to represent a particular senatorial or congressional district must be those recommended by the convention delegates representing that senatorial or congressional district.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 112, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter A. State Executive Committee › Section 171.003. Filling Vacancy

Sec. 171.003.  FILLING VACANCY.  (a)  The state executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee, including a vacancy in the office of chair or vice chair.
(b)  A majority of the committee's membership constitutes a quorum for the purpose of filling a vacancy.  To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.
(c)  To be eligible to serve as a replacement to fill a vacancy in a membership representing a senatorial or congressional district, a person must reside in the district.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 113, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter A. State Executive Committee › Section 171.004. Proxy

Sec. 171.004.  PROXY.  (a)  To participate in a state executive committee meeting as a proxy for a member representing a senatorial or congressional district, a person must reside in that district.
(b)  A person may not hold more than one proxy at any meeting.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.021. County Executive Committee Established

Sec. 171.021.  COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.  For each county in which a primary election is held, a county executive committee is established as provided by this subchapter for the political party holding the primary.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.022. Committee Composition

Sec. 171.022.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.  (a)  A county executive committee consists of:
(1)  a county chair, who is the presiding officer, elected at the general primary election by majority vote of the qualified voters of the county who vote in the primary on that office or appointed by the county executive committee as provided by this subchapter;  and
(2)  a precinct chair from each county election precinct, elected at the general primary by majority vote of the qualified voters of the precinct who vote in the primary on that office, subject to Section 171.0221, or appointed by the county executive committee as provided by this subchapter.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), if no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a runoff to determine the office is conducted in the same manner as a runoff primary election to determine a nomination for public office.  The candidates to be in a runoff are determined in the same manner as candidates in a runoff for a nomination.
(c)  Each committee member serves for a term of two years beginning the 20th day after runoff primary election day.
(d)  The state executive committee by rule may provide for the election of the county chair or precinct chairs of a particular county by plurality vote.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 114, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.0221. Election Not Held for Office of Precinct Chair

Sec. 171.0221.  ELECTION NOT HELD FOR OFFICE OF PRECINCT CHAIR.  (a)  If only one candidate's name is to be placed on the ballot for the office of precinct chair and no candidate's name is to be placed on the list of write-in candidates for that office, the election for that office is not held, and the unopposed candidate, if otherwise eligible, shall be declared elected to the office at the time of the local canvass.
(b)  The county chair shall prepare a document that shall be posted that states:  "Pursuant to Section 171.0221, Election Code, (insert name of unopposed candidate for precinct chair), if otherwise eligible, shall be declared elected to the office of precinct chair at the time of the local canvass."  The county chair or entity contracted to hold the election shall distribute copies of the document to the presiding judge of the election precinct with the other election supplies.  An election officer shall post the document in one or more locations in the polling place where it can be read by persons waiting to vote.
(c)  The county chair shall post the name of a candidate declared elected under Subsection (a) at a public place in the election precinct.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.023. Residence of Precinct Chair

Sec. 171.023.  RESIDENCE OF PRECINCT CHAIR.  (a)  To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a precinct chair, a person must reside in the election precinct in addition to satisfying the other applicable eligibility requirements.
(b)  A change in a county election precinct boundary creates a vacancy in the office of precinct chair if more than one precinct chair resides in the changed precinct or if none resides there.
(c)  For the purpose of determining whether a precinct chair is a resident of a particular county election precinct, a change in a precinct boundary is not effective until February 1 following the adoption of the order making the change, except as provided by Subsection (d).
(d)  If a change in a precinct boundary made by an order adopted on or after February 1 of a primary election year is scheduled to become effective before general primary election day, the change is effective on the date the order is adopted for the purpose specified by Subsection (c).
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 115, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 5.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.0231. Write-in Candidate for County Chair or Precinct Chair

Sec. 171.0231.  WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CHAIR OR PRECINCT CHAIR.  (a)  Write-in candidates are not permitted for county chair or precinct chair unless a county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates.
(b)  If the county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates:
(1)  a write-in vote for the office of county chair or precinct chair may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates;
(2)  to be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy;
(3)  a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed for the office;
(4)  a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the filing deadline for the general primary election;
(5)  with the appropriate modifications and to the extent practicable, Subchapter B, Chapter 146, applies to write-in voting for the office of county chair or precinct chair; and
(6)  the secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this subsection.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 1 to 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.024. Filling Vacancy

Sec. 171.024.  FILLING VACANCY.  (a)  The county executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee.  The state executive committee may by rule adopt procedures for filling vacancies.
(b)  A majority of the committee's membership must participate in filling a vacancy in the office of county chair.  To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.
(c)  Each party shall adopt rules to determine a percentage of committee membership that constitutes a quorum for purposes of filling a vacancy in the office of precinct chair. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.
(d)  A vacancy may not be filled before the beginning of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs.
(e)  After a vacancy is filled, the county chair shall submit the replacement member's name to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website.
(f)  The secretary of state shall create a system for the county chair to submit the information to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website under Subsection (e).
(g)  The state executive committee may by rule require a specific deadline for filling vacancies on a county executive committee before that committee fills a vacancy in nomination for public office, but may not set the deadline for a date later than the date that the vacancy in nomination for public office occurred.  The deadline does not apply to the filling of a vacancy if the executive committee contains no members.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 116, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1262 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 6.002, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.025. Procedure for Filling Vacancy in Office of County Chair

Sec. 171.025.  PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNTY CHAIR.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of county chair, the secretary of the county executive committee shall call a meeting for the purpose of filling the vacancy.  If a committee member files with the secretary a written request for a meeting to fill a vacancy, the secretary shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the secretary receives the request.
(b)  If the committee does not have a secretary or if after receiving a written request under Subsection (a) the secretary fails to call the meeting, the state chair, on written request of a member of the county executive committee filed with the state chair, shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the chair receives the request.
(c)  The authority calling the meeting shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.
(d)  The authority calling the meeting shall designate a committee member as temporary chair, who shall call the meeting to order and preside until the vacancy is filled.
(e)  In a county with a population of less than 5,000, a vacancy in the office of county chair may be filled by appointment by the state chair of a person who is not a resident of the county if:
(1)  the person resides in a county in this state with a population of less than 5,000 that is adjacent to the county in which the vacancy occurs; and
(2)  the secretary of state approves the appointment of the person under procedures prescribed 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. 117, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1262 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.0251. Temporary Replacement of Committee Member in Military

Sec. 171.0251.  TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER IN MILITARY.  (a)  In this section, "armed forces of the United States" means the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those services, or the National Guard.
(b)  A member of the county executive committee who enters active duty in the armed forces of the United States as a result of being called to duty, drafted, or activated does not vacate the office held, but the committee member may appoint a replacement to serve as a temporary acting officer if the committee member will be unable to fulfill the member's duties, due to the member's obligations to the armed forces of the United States.
(c)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) must be:
(1)  a member of the same political party as the committee member being temporarily replaced; and
(2)  qualified for office under Section 161.005.
(d)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same manner and from the same source, as the member of the county executive committee who is temporarily replaced.
(e)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) shall perform the duties of the committee member until the earlier of:
(1)  the date the active military service of the committee member who is temporarily replaced ends; or
(2)  the date the term of office of the committee member who is temporarily replaced expires.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 654 (H.B. 3162), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.026. Proxy Not Allowed

Sec. 171.026.  PROXY NOT ALLOWED.  A person may not participate in a county executive committee meeting as a proxy.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.027. Temporary Committee

Sec. 171.027.  TEMPORARY COMMITTEE.  (a)  If a county executive committee for a political party does not exist in a county in which the party is holding a primary election, the party shall establish a temporary county executive committee as provided by this section.
(b)  The state executive committee or the state chair shall appoint a temporary county chair.  If the state chair appoints a temporary county chair, the state executive committee at the next regular meeting of the committee shall ratify the appointment of the temporary county chair or appoint another person as temporary county chair.  A favorable vote of a majority of the members of the committee voting is required for ratification or an appointment.
(c)  The temporary county chair shall call, for the purpose of electing the other members of a temporary county executive committee, a meeting of the voters of the county who consider themselves to be aligned with the party.  The voters present at the meeting shall elect the other members of the committee.
(d)  The eligibility requirements for serving as a member of a temporary county executive committee are the same as those for serving as a member of a regularly constituted county executive committee except that affiliation with the political party is not required.
(e)  A temporary county executive committee may exercise the authority and shall perform the duties of a regularly constituted county executive committee.
(f)  A county executive committee for a county served by a temporary committee shall be elected at the general primary election.  The temporary committee members serve until the elected members assume office.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 118, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 862), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 10 - Political Parties › Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election › Chapter 171 - Organization › Subchapter B. County Executive Committee › Section 171.028. County Chair Transition

Sec. 171.028.  COUNTY CHAIR TRANSITION.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, the person formerly serving as the county chair shall transfer to the new county chair:
(1)  local party bank accounts over which the former county chair has authority; and
(2)  the following original records that are in the possession of the former county chair:
(A)  precinct chair and county chair canvass results;
(B)  candidate applications;
(C)  paperwork related to the primary election; and
(D)  other documents concerning party affairs.
(b)  Before transferring records to a new county chair under Subsection (a), the person formerly serving as the county chair may make copies of those records.
(c)  A person commits an offense if the person fails to transfer records as required by Subsection (a).
(d)  An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 173 (H.B. 1071), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (H.B. 2959), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.