Texas Election Code

§ 161.005 — ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTY OFFICES GENERALLY

EL § 161.005Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES · Part A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an officer of a political party, a person must:

(1)except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and

(2)if the office is a county or precinct chair of a political party, be a qualified voter of the county. (a-1) For purposes of this section, the following are officers of a political party:

(1)a precinct chair;

(2)a county chair; and

(3)a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state executive committee of a political party.

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 817), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 1987), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.