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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 145. WITHDRAWAL, DEATH AND INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 145.001. METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE
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(a) To withdraw from an election, a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot must request that the candidate's name be omitted from the ballot.
(b) A withdrawal request must:
(1) be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate; and
(2) be timely filed with the appropriate authority or an agent of an authority only as expressly provided by this code.
(c) A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
(d) The time of a withdrawal is the time that an effective withdrawal request is filed.
(d-1) A withdrawal that is not filed in compliance with Subsection (b) has no legal effect and is not considered filed.
(e) This section does not apply to a candidate for president or vice-president of the United States.