Texas Election Code
§ 145.001 — METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE
EL § 145.001Title 9. CANDIDATES · Ch. 145. WITHDRAWAL, DEATH AND INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)To withdraw from an election, a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot must request that the candidate's name be omitted from the ballot.
(b)A withdrawal request must:
(1)be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate; and
(2)be timely filed with the appropriate authority or an agent of an authority only as expressly provided by this code.
(c)A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
(d)The time of a withdrawal is the time that an effective withdrawal request is filed. (d-1) A withdrawal that is not filed in compliance with Subsection (b) has no legal effect and is not considered filed.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2011.