Texas Election Code Title 9, Chapter 144 - Candidate For Office Of Political Subdivision Other Than County Or City

• Texas Section 144.001 - Applicability Of Chapter
  This chapter applies to a candidate for an office of a political subdivision other than a city or county. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211,...
• Texas Section 144.002 - Independent Candidacy Required
  A candidate's name may appear on the ballot only as an independent. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
• Texas Section 144.003 - Application Required
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place...
• Texas Section 144.004 - Authority With Whom Application Filed
  Except as otherwise provided by law, an application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the secretary of the political subdivision's governing...
• Texas Section 144.005 - Filing Deadline
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the...
• Texas Section 144.006 - Filing Deadline For Declared Write-in Candidate
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after...

Last modified: September 28, 2016