Texas § EL.162.0151 - CANDIDACY PROHIBITED
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§ EL.162.0151. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED
CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate who files an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party in the same voting year shall be ineligible for: (1) a place on the ballot for a general primary election; (2) nomination by convention; and (3) the succeeding general election as: (A) an independent candidate in a partisan election; (B) the nominee of a political party; or (C) a write-in candidate in a partisan election. (b) A candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election ballot of each political party with which the candidate filed an application for a place on the ballot if, not later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election, the secretary of state determines that the candidate is ineligible under Subsection (a). (c) The secretary of state shall provide written notice to a candidate declared ineligible under this section. The notice required under this subsection shall inform the candidate: (1) of the candidate's ineligibility; (2) that the candidate may withdraw from the general primary election under Section 172.052 ; and (3) if the candidate refuses to withdraw, the candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election ballot. (d) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 901 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section EL.162.0151 ("CANDIDACY PROHIBITED") 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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