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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 9 - Candidates
Chapter 146 - Write-in Candidate
Subchapter D. Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature
Section 146.083. Filing Deadline
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TX Elec COde § 146.083 (2025)
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Sec. 146.083. FILING DEADLINE. A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed. A write-in candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the deadline for filing a declaration of write-in candidacy.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.
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