Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ELECTION CODE |
Title 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE |
Chapter 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE |
Sec. 203.005. APPLICATION REQUIRED
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(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.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.