A candidate's entitlement to a place on the ballot or to a certificate of election is not affected by a judicial determination that the candidate is ineligible until a judgment declaring the candidate to be ineligible becomes final.
Tex. Elec. Code § 145.004
FINAL JUDGMENT REQUIRED FOR ADJUDICATION OF INELIGIBILITY
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Clifton v. Walters (2010)
Most recently applied in Clifton v. Walters (April 2010)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.