Tex. Elec. Code § 203.005 · Chapter 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE

APPLICATION REQUIRED.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) To be entitled to a place on a special 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:

(1) state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact; and

(2) be accompanied by:

(A) a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election; or

(B) 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.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm
Text hash: sha256 bd1b70023008cf40cf9dc7c01a6b18a957f6fbefcd9d628229504eb9b6be7938
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Tex. Elec. Code § 203.005 · Chapter 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE

APPLICATION REQUIRED.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) To be entitled to a place on a special 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:

(1) state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact; and

(2) be accompanied by:

(A) a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election; or

(B) 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.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm
Text hash: sha256 bd1b70023008cf40cf9dc7c01a6b18a957f6fbefcd9d628229504eb9b6be7938
Composed by: 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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