(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (c), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate nominated at a primary election or convention of a political party for a statewide or district office.
(b)
Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot. The secretary of state may deliver the certification by notifying the authority that the candidates posted on the secretary of state's Internet website are the candidates certified. In addition to the other methods of delivering the certification under this section, the secretary of state shall deliver a copy of the certification to the authority by e-mail.
(c)
A candidate's name may not be certified if, before delivering the certification, the secretary of state learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.
(d)
In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under
42 U.S.C. Section
1973aa-1a
.
History
Amended by
Acts
2019
,
Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session
, ch.
1131
,
Sec.
2
, eff.
9/1/2019
.
Amended by
Acts
2011
, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch.
1014
,
Sec.
2
, eff.
9/1/2011
.
Amended by
Acts
2011
, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch.
1318
,
Sec.
28
, eff.
9/1/2011
.
Amended by
Acts
2005
, 79th Leg., Ch.
1109
,
Sec.
20
, eff.
9/1/2005
.
Acts
1985
, 69th Leg., ch.
211
, Sec. 1, eff.
1/1/1986
.