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Tex. Elec. Code § 172.004

RUNOFF PRIMARY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Olsen v. Cooper (2000)

Most recently applied in Olsen v. Cooper (August 2000)

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

(a) If no candidate for nomination to a particular office receives the vote required for nomination in the general primary election, a runoff primary election shall be held to determine the nomination.

(b) The candidates in a runoff for a nomination shall be determined and a tie vote in a runoff resolved as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 2, for a runoff for an election to office.

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