Texas Election Code Title 10, Chapter 174 - Conventions

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 174.001 - Applicability Of Chapter
  This chapter applies to a political party holding a primary election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
• Texas Section 174.002 - Media Access
  Representatives of the broadcast and print news media are entitled to attend a convention held under this chapter for the purpose of reporting its proceedings....
• Texas Section 174.003 - Delegate To Be Qualified Voter
  In addition to the requirement of party affiliation, to be eligible to serve as a delegate to a county, senatorial district, or state convention held...

SUBCHAPTER B PRECINCT CONVENTIONS

• Texas Section 174.004 - Eligibility Requirements Exclusive
  A political party may not impose eligibility requirements in addition to those prescribed by this title for serving as a delegate to a county, senatorial...
• Texas Section 174.021 - Selection Of Delegates To County And Senatorial District Conventions
  (a) The delegates to a political party's county and senatorial district conventions held under this chapter shall be selected in accordance with party rules at...
• Texas Section 174.022 - Time And Place Of Convention
  (a) The precinct conventions may be held at a time and place as determined by rules adopted by the state executive committee of a political...
• Texas Section 174.023 - Notice Of Date, Hour, And Place
  (a) The county chair shall post a notice of the date, hour, and place for convening each convention on the county or state party's Internet...
• Texas Section 174.024 - Participant To Be Registered Voter
  In addition to the requirement of party affiliation, to be eligible to participate in a precinct convention held under this subchapter, a person must be...
• Texas Section 174.025 - Organizing The Convention
  (a) The state executive committee of a political party may adopt a rule requiring the precinct chair to be the permanent chair of the precinct...
• Texas Section 174.026 - Convention Business
  After the convention is organized, the convention shall select its delegates to the subsequent convention and conduct any other convention business. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,...

SUBCHAPTER C COUNTY AND SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTIONS

• Texas Section 174.027 - Records Of Convention
  (a) The convention chair shall prepare, sign, and make a copy of a list of the names and residence addresses of the delegates and any...
• Texas Section 174.061 - Selection Of Delegates To State Conventions
  The delegates to a political party's state conventions held under this code shall be selected in accordance with party rules at county and senatorial district...
• Texas Section 174.062 - Type Of Convention Held
  (a) A party may adopt rules for holding conventions at any level before and including the state convention. If a state executive committee has not...
• Texas Section 174.063 - Time And Place Of Convention
  (a) Conventions shall be held on a day set by the state executive committee by rule. These rules shall allow the committees at each level...
• Texas Section 174.0631 - Consideration For Use Of Public Building For Convention
  (a) No charge may be made for the use of a public building for a precinct, county, or senatorial district convention except for reimbursement for...
• Texas Section 174.064 - Notice Of Hour And Place
  (a) A notice of the hour and place for convening each county and senatorial district convention shall be posted electronically on the county or state...
• Texas Section 174.065 - Organizing The Convention
  (a) The state executive committee of a political party may adopt a rule requiring the county chair to be the permanent chair of the county...
• Texas Section 174.066 - Convention Business
  After the convention is organized, the convention shall select its delegates to the state convention and conduct any other convention business. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 174.067 - State Convention Delegates Serve Until Next Primary Election
  State convention delegates selected under this subchapter serve as the delegates for all state conventions held until the next general primary election date. Acts 1985,...
• Texas Section 174.068 - Voting At Convention
  The state executive committee may adopt rules concerning voting procedures for any party convention. If the state executive committee fails to adopt rules: (1) the...

SUBCHAPTER D BIENNIAL STATE CONVENTION

• Texas Section 174.069 - Record Of Delegates
  (a) The chair of a county or senatorial district convention shall prepare and sign a list of the names and residence addresses of the delegates...
• Texas Section 174.091 - Biennial State Convention
  Each political party shall hold a state convention in each even-numbered year as provided by this subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 174.092 - Time And Place Of Convention
  (a) The biennial state convention shall be convened on a date selected by the state executive committee. (b) Not later than the date the state...
• Texas Section 174.093 - Notice Of Time And Place
  Before the date of the party's precinct conventions held under this chapter, the state chair shall post on the party's Internet website the date, hour,...
• Texas Section 174.094 - Organizing The Convention
  (a) The state executive committee may adopt a rule requiring the state chair to be the permanent chair of the convention unless the state chair...
• Texas Section 174.095 - Convention Business
  After the convention is organized, the convention shall conduct its business. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
• Texas Section 174.096 - Voting At Convention
  The state executive committee shall adopt rules concerning the voting procedures for the convention. If the state executive committee fails to adopt rules: (1) the...
• Texas Section 174.097 - Attendance By Public Officers
  A nominee for or holder of an office of the state or federal government is entitled to attend a state convention of the nominee's or...

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