A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person:
(1) is accepted to vote in the party's primary election; or
(2) returns an early voting or limited primary ballot voted by mail.
Tex. Elec. Code § 162.003
AFFILIATION BY VOTING IN PRIMARY
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut (1986)
Most recently applied in 491 F. Supp. 2d 641 - Mississippi State Democratic Party v. Barbour (June 2007)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.