Texas Election Code 144.006 – Filing Deadline for Declared Write-In Candidate
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in an election in which:
(1) the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot is the 62nd day before election day; and
(2) write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of declared write-in candidates.
(b) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 74th day before election day.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 144.006
- Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Uniform election date: means an election date prescribed by § 41. See Texas Election Code 1.005
(c) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.