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Texas Statutes § 146.023 Declaration of Write-In Candidacy Required

Up to Subchapter B: Write-In Candidate In General Election For State And County Officers

Statute Text

(a) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.
(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy must, in addition to satisfying the requirements prescribed by Section 141.031 for an application for a place on the ballot, be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or, instead of the filing fee, a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subchapter C, Chapter 141.
(c) A candidate may not file a declaration of write-in candidacy for more than one office. If a person files more than one declaration of write-in candidacy in violation of this subsection, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.
(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy is public information immediately on its filing.

History

Amended by Acts 1993 , 73rd Leg., ch. 728 , Sec. 58, eff. 9/1/1993 .

Amended by Acts 1991 , 72nd Leg., ch. 170 , Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991

Acts 1985 , 69th Leg., ch. 211 , Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986 .

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