Texas Election Code

§ 142.002 — DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED

EL § 142.002Title 9. CANDIDATES · Ch. 142. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS

Statute text

(a)To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate.

(b)A declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate must:

(1)be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate;

(2)be filed with the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed within the regular filing period for an application for a place on a general primary election ballot; and

(3)contain:

(A)the candidate's name and residence address;

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.