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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 9 - Candidates
Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
Section 142.006. Regular Filing Deadline for Application
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Sec. 142.006. REGULAR FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION. (a) An application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after runoff primary election day, except as provided by Section 202.007.
(b) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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