Texas § EL.163.002 - REQUIRED RULES
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§ EL.163.002. REQUIRED RULES
REQUIRED RULES. A political party that makes nominations in this state shall adopt rules that: (1) prescribe the parliamentary procedure governing the conduct of party meetings and conventions from the precinct level to the state level, including: (A) quorums; (B) casting and counting votes; (C) operation of executive committees; (D) appointment and duties of convention committees; and (E) presentation of matters before a convention; (2) prescribe the method of selecting the party's presidential elector candidates; (3) prescribe the manner of selecting party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials; (4) provide for representative apportionment of party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials throughout the state on the basis of population, party strength, or both, within the appropriate territorial unit; (5) provide for periodic publication and publicizing of party rules; and (6) prescribe the manner of adopting party rules and amendments to the rules. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 817 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
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Section EL.163.002 ("REQUIRED RULES") 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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