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2019 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 1 - Introductory Provisions
Chapter 2 - Vote Required for Election to Office
Subchapter C. Election of Unopposed Candidate
Section 2.054. Coercion Against Candidacy Prohibited

Universal Citation:
TX Elec COde § 2.054 (2019)
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Sec. 2.054. COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) In an election that may be subject to this subchapter, a person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person to:

(1) not file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2) withdraw as a candidate.

(b) In this section, "coercion" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the intimidation or coercion is a threat to commit a felony, in which event it is a felony of the third degree.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.

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