Tex. Elec. Code § 144.005 · Chapter 144. CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY OR CITY
FILING DEADLINE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day. Notwithstanding any other law outside this code, an application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, an application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
(c) The governing body of a political subdivision for which a deadline for filing for candidacy is prescribed by a law outside this code shall take appropriate action to comply with Subsections (a) and (d) and to adjust any affected date, deadline, or procedure to allow the same interval of time in relation to the filing deadline as would be provided by application of the other law. The secretary of state shall prescribe any rules necessary to facilitate the implementation of this subsection.
(d) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 78th day before election day.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.
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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.144.htm
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Cited by 17 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Elec. Code § 144.005. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Special District Local Laws Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1024.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1034.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1063.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1069.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1075.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1086.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1100.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1104.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1106.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1107.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1108.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1110.054BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1111.053REQUEST TO APPEAR ON BALLOT.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1112.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1113.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1114.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
- Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1115.053BALLOT PETITION.Printed as Section 144.005, Election Code
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