Sec. 161.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTY OFFICES GENERALLY

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a county or precinct chair of a political party, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter of the county; and

(2) not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at the earliest time at which one of the following occurs:

(1) the person files:

(A) a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate;

(B) an application for a place on a primary or general election ballot or for nomination by a convention; or

(C) a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2) the person is nominated by a convention or executive committee.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 105, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.