Texas Election Code
§ 162.001 — AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED
EL § 162.001Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES · Part A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 162. REGULATING PARTICIPATION IN PARTY AFFAIRS
Statute text
View on source(a)A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:
(1)to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;
(2)to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;
(3)to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or
(4)for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.
(b)The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.