Texas Election Code Title 9, Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate

SUBCHAPTER A WRITE-INS GENERALLY

• Texas Section 146.001 - Write-in Votes Permitted
  Except as otherwise provided by law, if the name of the person for whom a voter desires to vote does not appear on the ballot,...

SUBCHAPTER B WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS

• Texas Section 146.002 - Write-in Voting In Runoff Prohibited
  Write-in voting is not permitted in a runoff election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
• Texas Section 146.021 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies to a write-in candidate for an office that is to be voted on at the general election for state and county officers....
• Texas Section 146.022 - Candidate's Name Required To Appear On List
  A write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates required by Section 146.031. Acts 1985,...
• Texas Section 146.023 - Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy Required
  (a) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy. (b) A declaration...
• Texas Section 146.0231 - Filing Fee
  (a) The filing fee for a write-in candidate is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in...
• Texas Section 146.0232 - Number Of Petition Signatures Required
  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Section 146.023(b) is the number prescribed by Section 172.025 to appear on...
• Texas Section 146.024 - Authority With Whom Declaration Filed
  A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with: (1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or (2) the county judge,...
• Texas Section 146.025 - Filing Period
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a declaration of write-in candidacy: (1) must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 78th...
• Texas Section 146.026 - Review Of Declaration
  The authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is filed shall review the declaration and take the appropriate action in the manner prescribed by...
• Texas Section 146.027 - Limitation On Challenge Of Declaration
  A declaration of write-in candidacy may not be challenged for compliance with the applicable requirements after the 15th day before election day. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 146.028 - Preservation Of Declaration
  A declaration of write-in candidacy shall be preserved in the same manner as a candidate's application for a place on the ballot. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 146.029 - Certification Of Candidate For Placement On List Of Write-in Candidates
  (a) Except as provided by Section 146.030, the authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is required to be filed shall certify in writing...
• Texas Section 146.030 - Candidate Not Certified
  A write-in candidate may not be certified for placement on the list of write-in candidates if: (1) the information on the candidate's declaration of write-in...
• Texas Section 146.0301 - Withdrawal As Write-in Candidate
  Sec. 146.0301. WITHDRAWAL AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. (a) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day. (b) To...
• Texas Section 146.031 - List Of Write-in Candidates
  (a) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall prepare a list containing the name of each write-in candidate certified to the authority....

SUBCHAPTER C WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN CITY ELECTION

• Texas Section 146.032 - Official Declaration Form
  An officially prescribed form for a declaration of write-in candidacy must include the elements required by Section 141.039 to be included in an official form...
• Texas Section 146.051 - Candidate's Name Required To Appear On List
  In an election for city officers, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates....
• Texas Section 146.052 - Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy Required
  To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy. Added by Acts 1991,...
• Texas Section 146.053 - Authority With Whom Declaration Filed
  A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be...
• Texas Section 146.054 - Filing Deadline
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after...

SUBCHAPTER D WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE

• Texas Section 146.055 - Applicability Of Other Code Provisions
  Subchapter B applies to write-in voting in an election for city officers except to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 146.081 - Candidate's Name Required To Appear On List
  In a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on...
• Texas Section 146.082 - Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy Required
  To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the secretary of...
• Texas Section 146.083 - Filing Deadline
  A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is...
• Texas Section 146.084 - Applicability Of Other Code Provisions
  Subchapter B applies to write-in voting in a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature except to the extent of a conflict with...

Last modified: September 28, 2016