Texas Election Code 162.010 – Duration of Affiliation
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.
(b) A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 162.010
- 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
- Voting year: means the 12-month period beginning January 1 of each year. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005