Texas § EL.145.001 - METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE
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§ EL.145.001. METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE
METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE. (a) To withdraw from an election, a candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot must request that the candidate's name be omitted from the ballot. (b) A withdrawal request must: (1) be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate; and (2) be timely filed with the appropriate authority or an agent of an authority only as expressly provided by this code. (c) A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority. (d) The time of a withdrawal is the time that an effective withdrawal request is filed. (d-1) A withdrawal that is not filed in compliance with Subsection (b) has no legal effect and is not considered filed. (e) This section does not apply to a candidate for president or vice-president of the United States. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 98, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2011.
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Section EL.145.001 ("METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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