(a) The state chair shall certify on the secretary of state’s website for placement on the runoff primary election ballot the name of each general primary candidate for a statewide or district office who is to be a candidate in the runoff.
(b) The secretary of state shall update the status of each candidate as appropriate by posting next to the candidate’s name on the secretary of state’s website whether the person lost in the primary or is in a runoff for the position as soon as practicable after the state canvass of the general primary election is completed.

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Terms Used In Texas Election Code 172.121

  • District office: means an office of the federal or state government that is not voted on statewide. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
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