Texas Election Code - Section 141.001. Eligibility Requirements For Public Office
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§ 141.001. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC
OFFICE. (a) To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or
appointed to, a public elective office in this state, a person must:
(1) be a United States citizen;
(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the
term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as
applicable;
(3) have not been determined mentally incompetent by a
final judgment of a court;
(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from
which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from
the resulting disabilities;
(5) have resided continuously in the state for 12
months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six
months immediately preceding the following date:
(A) for a candidate whose name is to appear on a
general primary election ballot, the date of the regular filing
deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
(B) for an independent candidate, the date of the
regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place
on the ballot;
(C) for a write-in candidate, the date of the
election at which the candidate's name is written in;
(D) for a party nominee who is nominated by any
method other than by primary election, the date the nomination is
made; and
(E) for an appointee to an office, the date the
appointment is made; and
(6) satisfy any other eligibility requirements
prescribed by law for the office.
(b) A statute outside this code supersedes Subsection (a) to
the extent of any conflict.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an office for which the
federal or state constitution or a statute outside this code
prescribes exclusive eligibility requirements.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Section: 127.155 127.156 127.157 127.201 127.202 128.001 129.001 141.001 141.002 141.003 141.004 141.031 141.032 141.033 141.034
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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