Texas Election Code
§ 145.003 — ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY
EL § 145.003Title 9. CANDIDATES · Ch. 145. WITHDRAWAL, DEATH AND INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Except for a judicial action in which a candidate's eligibility is in issue, a candidate may be declared ineligible only as provided by this section.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (f-1), a candidate in the general election for state and county officers may be declared ineligible before the 30th day preceding election day by:
(1)the party officer responsible for certifying the candidate's name for placement on the general election ballot, in the case of a candidate who is a political party's nominee;
(2)the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed, in the case of an independent candidate; or
(3)the secretary of state, if the candidate is ineligible under Subsection (f)(3).
(c)A candidate in an election other than the general election for state and county officers may be declared ineligible before the beginning of early voting by personal appearance by the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot for the office sought by the candidate is required to be filed.
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 85, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 994), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.