Tex. Elec. Code § 146.051 · Subchapter C. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN CITY ELECTION
CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In an election for city officers, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 215, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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