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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 9. CANDIDATES |
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Chapter 144. CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY OR CITY |
Sec. 144.006. FILING DEADLINE FOR DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in an election in which:
(1) the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot is the 62nd day before election day; and
(2) write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of declared write-in candidates.
(b) 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.