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Texas Election Code - Chapter 142 Independent Candidate In General Election For State And County OfficersLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 142 Independent Candidate In General Election For State And County Officers Sponsored LinksThis chapter applies to an independent candidate for an office that is to be voted on at the general election for state and county officers ... (a) To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make a declaration of intent to run as an independent ... (a) A candidate may not file declarations of intent for two or more offices that: (1) are not permitted by law to be held by ... The authority with whom a declaration of intent is required to be filed shall preserve each declaration filed with the authority until the day after ... (a) To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot. (b) ... An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with: (1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or (2) ... (a) An application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after runoff primary election ... The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition is: (1) for a statewide office, one percent of the total vote received ... The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a candidate's petition: "I know the purpose of this petition. I have not ... A signature on a candidate's petition is invalid if the signer: (1) signed the petition on or before general primary election day or, if a ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed shall certify ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |