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Tex. Elec. Code § 146.023

DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fasi v. Cayetano (1990)

Most recently applied in Fasi v. Cayetano (July 1990)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

(a) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.

(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy must, in addition to satisfying the requirements prescribed by Section 141.031 for an application for a place on the ballot, be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or, instead of the filing fee, a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subchapter C, Chapter 141.

(c) A candidate may not file a declaration of write-in candidacy for more than one office. If a person files more than one declaration of write-in candidacy in violation of this subsection, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.

(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy is public information immediately on its filing.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.