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Texas Election Code - Section 141.032. Review Of Application; Notice To Candidate

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§ 141.032. REVIEW OF APPLICATION;  NOTICE TO 
CANDIDATE.  (a) On the filing of an application for a place on the 
ballot, the authority with whom the application is filed shall 
review the application to determine whether it complies with the 
requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must 
satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the review shall 
be completed not later than the fifth day after the date the 
application is received by the authority.
	(c)  If an application is accompanied by a petition, the 
petition is considered part of the application, and the review 
shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date the 
application is received by the authority.  However, the petition is 
not considered part of the application for purposes of determining 
compliance with the requirements applicable to each document, and a 
deficiency in the requirements for one document may not be remedied 
by the contents of the other document.
	(d)  A determination under this section that an application 
complies with the applicable requirements does not preclude a 
subsequent determination that the application does not comply, 
subject to Section 141.034.
	(e)  If an application does not comply with the applicable 
requirements, the authority shall reject the application and 
immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the reason 
for the rejection.
	(f)  This section does not apply to a determination of a 
candidate's eligibility.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, § 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, § 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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