Texas Election Code - Section 191.008. Implementation By Party
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§ 191.008. IMPLEMENTATION BY PARTY. (a) The state
executive committee of each political party holding a presidential
primary election shall adopt the rules necessary to implement this
subchapter unless the rules already exist.
(b) The rules may not be inconsistent with this subchapter
or with rules adopted by the secretary of state under this
subchapter.
(c) A rule is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same
manner as if the rule were a statute.
(d) For a political party to be entitled to have its
nominees for president and vice-president of the United States
placed on the general election ballot in an election year in which
the party is holding a presidential primary election, the rules
adopted under this section or the rules already in existence must be
filed with the secretary of state not later than January 5 of the
presidential election year. The secretary of state may extend this
deadline for good cause.
(e) Before presidential primary election day, the secretary
of state shall notify the authority responsible for having the
official general election ballot prepared in each county of each
political party that failed to file a rule as provided by Subsection
(d) and shall order those authorities to omit the party's nominees
for president and vice-president of the United States from the
general election ballot.
(f) The rules may be amended at any time by the state
executive committee, but an amendment adopted in a presidential
election year after the rules are filed with the secretary of state
under Subsection (d) may not take effect until after the
presidential election year if the rule affects the selection of
delegates to the national presidential nominating convention.
Added by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, § 26, eff. Sept.
1, 1987.
Section: 191.001 191.002 191.003 191.004 191.005 191.006 191.007 191.008 191.031 191.032 192.001 192.002 192.003 192.004 192.005
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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