Texas Election Code
§ 181.006 — PETITION SUPPLEMENTING PRECINCT CONVENTION LISTS
EL § 181.006Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES · Part C. PARTIES NOMINATING BY CONVENTION · Ch. 181. PARTY WITH STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. A. NOMINATING BY CONVENTION GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)If the number of precinct convention participants indicated on the lists filed under Section 181.005 is fewer than the number required for the political party to qualify to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot, the party may qualify by filing a petition as provided by this section.
(b)A petition must:
(1)satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062 for a candidate's petition;
(2)contain signatures in a number that, when added to the number of convention participants indicated on the lists, equals at least one percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election; and
(3)be filed with the secretary of state by the state chair before the deadline for filing the lists of precinct convention participants.
(c)Except as provided by this section, the petition is subject to the applicable provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 141.
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.