Texas § EL.202.006 - NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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§ EL.202.006. NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) A political party's state, district, county, or precinct executive committee, as appropriate for the particular office, may nominate a candidate for the unexpired term if: (1) in the case of a party holding a primary election, the vacancy occurs after the fifth day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the ballot for the general primary election; or (2) in the case of a party nominating by convention, the vacancy occurs after the fourth day before the date the convention having the power to make a nomination for the office convenes. (b) The nominating procedure for an unexpired term under this section is the same as that provided by Subchapter B , Chapter 145 , for filling a vacancy in a party's nomination, to the extent that it can be made applicable. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2015.
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