Texas Election Code

§ 192.036 — WRITE-IN CANDIDATE

EL § 192.036Title 11. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS · Ch. 192. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND CANDIDATES · Art. B. PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

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(a)With respect to a write-in candidacy for the office of president of the United States, this section supersedes Subchapter B, Chapter 146, to the extent of any conflict.

(b)A declaration of write-in candidacy for president must satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 192.032(b) for an independent presidential candidate's application for a place on the ballot, except that a petition is not required.

(c)The certification for placement on the list of write-in candidates must include the names of both the presidential candidate and the vice-presidential candidate.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.