Tex. Elec. Code § 143.004 · Chapter 143. CANDIDATE FOR CITY OFFICE
APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to Section 143.005, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.
(b) An application, other than an application required to be accompanied by fee, may be filed through e-mail transmission of the completed application in a scanned format to the e-mail address designated by the filing authority in the notice required under Section 141.040.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 83, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.143.htm
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