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Texas Codes > Election Code > Title 15 > Chapter 255 > § 255.006. Misleading Use of Office Title

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly enters into a contract or other agreement to print, publish, or broadcast political advertising with the intent to represent to an ordinary and prudent person that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the agreement is made.

     (b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly represents in a campaign communication that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the representation is made.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, a person represents that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold if:

     (1)  the candidate does not hold the office that the candidate seeks; and

     (2)  the political advertising or campaign communication states the public office sought but does not include the word "for" in a type size that is at least one-half the type size used for the name of the office to clarify that the candidate does not hold that office.

     (d)  A person other than an officeholder commits an offense if the person knowingly uses a representation of the state seal in political advertising.

     (e)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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See also:

Texas Election Code

Federal Regulations: Election Law

CFR > Title 11 - Federal Elections

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