Sec. 143.007. FILING PERIOD

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day. An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.

(b) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(c) For an election to be held on:

(1) the date of the general election for state and county officers, the day of the filing deadline is the 78th day before election day; and

(2) a uniform election date other than the date of the general election for state and county officers, the day of the filing deadline is the 71st day before election day.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 , Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 , Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.