Texas Election Code - Section 192.004. Elector Candidate Vacancy
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§ 192.004. ELECTOR CANDIDATE VACANCY. (a) An elector
candidate may withdraw from the presidential election before
presidential election day, by delivering written notice of the
withdrawal to:
(1) the secretary of state; and
(2) the state chair of the party that nominated the
elector candidate or to the independent or write-in candidate for
president who named the elector candidate.
(b) If an elector candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared
ineligible before presidential election day, a replacement elector
candidate may be named by the party that nominated the elector
candidate or by the independent or write-in candidate for president
who named the elector candidate.
(c) An independent or write-in candidate for president
naming a replacement elector candidate must file with the secretary
of state, before presidential election day, the name and residence
address of the replacement candidate and a written statement,
signed by the replacement candidate, that the person consents to be
a candidate.
(d) If a political party's rules do not provide the manner
of choosing a replacement elector candidate, the party's state
executive committee may choose the replacement candidate. The
state chair of a political party naming a replacement elector
candidate must file with the secretary of state, before
presidential election day, the name and residence address of the
replacement candidate.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, § 200, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 191.007 191.008 191.031 191.032 192.001 192.002 192.003 192.004 192.005 192.006 192.007 192.008 192.031 192.032 192.033
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