Tex. Elec. Code § 142.004 · Chapter 142. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS
APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.
(b) An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031, be accompanied by a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.142.htm
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