Texas Education Code - Section 11.056. Write-In Voting
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§ 11.056. WRITE-IN VOTING. (a) In an election for
trustees of an independent school district, a write-in vote may not
be counted for a person unless that person has filed a declaration
of write-in candidacy with the secretary of the board of trustees in
the manner provided for write-in candidates in the general election
for state and county officers.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a declaration of
write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth
day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is
required to be filed.
(c) With the appropriate modifications and to the extent
practicable, Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to
write-in voting in an election for trustees of an independent
school district.
(d) The secretary of state shall adopt the rules necessary
to implement this section.
(e) For an election to be held on the date of the general
election for state and county officers, the day of the filing
deadline is the 67th day before election day.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, § 74, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1109, § 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 11.003 11.011 11.051 11.052 11.053 11.054 11.055 11.056 11.057 11.058 11.0581 11.059 11.060 11.061 11.062
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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