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Texas Election Code - Section 192.031. Party Candidate's Entitlement To Place On Ballot

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§ 192.031. PARTY CANDIDATE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PLACE ON 
BALLOT.  A political party is entitled to have the names of its 
nominees for president and vice-president of the United States 
placed on the ballot in a presidential general election if:
		(1)  the nominees possess the qualifications for those 
offices prescribed by federal law;
		(2)  before 5 p.m. of the 70th day before presidential 
election day, the party's state chair signs and delivers to the 
secretary of state a written certification of:
			(A)  the names of the party's nominees for 
president and vice-president;  and
			(B)  the names and residence addresses of 
presidential elector candidates nominated by the party, in a number 
equal to the number of presidential electors that federal law 
allocates to this state;  and
		(3)  the party is:                                                            
			(A)  required or authorized by Subchapter A of 
Chapter 172 to make its nominations by primary election;  or
			(B)  entitled to have the names of its nominees 
placed on the general election ballot under Chapter 181.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, § 203, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1109, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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