Texas Election Code
§ 253.154 — WRITE-IN CANDIDACY
EL § 253.154Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES · Art. F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT
Statute text
View on source(a)A write-in candidate for judicial office or a specific-purpose committee for supporting a write-in candidate for judicial office may not knowingly accept a political contribution before the candidate files a declaration of write-in candidacy.
(b)A person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed three times the amount of the political contributions accepted in violation of this section.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.