Tex. Elec. Code § 202.007 · Chapter 202. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF STATE OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT
FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a vacancy occurs after runoff primary election day, an independent candidate for the unexpired term must file the application for a place on the ballot not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs or 5 p.m. of the 70th day before general election day, whichever is earlier.
(b) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.202.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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