Texas Election Code
§ 201.054 — FILING PERIOD FOR APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT
EL § 201.054Title 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE · Ch. 201. DETERMINATION OF AND ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY · Art. C. SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (f), a candidate's application for a place on a special election ballot must be filed not later than:
(1)5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day, if election day is on or after the 70th day after the date the election is ordered; or
(2)5 p.m. of the 40th day before election day, if election day is on or after the 46th day and before the 70th day after the date the election is ordered.
(b)If a special election is to be held as an emergency election and a law outside this code prescribes a filing deadline, that deadline applies.
(c)The election order must state the filing deadline.
(d)An application may not be filed before the election is ordered.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 476 (H.B. 2323), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.