Texas § EL.33.002 - APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § EL.33.002 — APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ EL.33.002. APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE
APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE. (a) Watchers may be appointed by each candidate whose name appears on the ballot or the list of declared write-in candidates in an election for: (1) a public office other than the office of vice-president of the United States; or (2) an office of a political party. (b) In an election for an office of the state government that is filled by voters of more than one county, watchers may also be appointed by the candidate's campaign treasurer. (c) In an election for an office of the federal government that is filled by voters of more than one county, watchers may also be appointed by the chair or treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee or by a designated agent of the chair or treasurer. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section EL.33.002 ("APPOINTMENT BY 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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