Texas Election Code 191.001 – Parties Required to Hold Presidential Primary Election
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Terms Used In Texas Election Code 191.001
- General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Presidential primary election: means an election held under Subchapter Texas Election Code 1.005
- 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
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
To be entitled to have its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the general election ballot in a particular presidential election year, a political party must hold a presidential primary election in this state if:
(1) in the presidential election year, the party is required by this code to nominate its candidates for state and county offices by primary election;
(2) a presidential primary election is authorized under national party rules; and
(3) before January 1 of the presidential election year, the national party has determined that it will hold a national presidential nominating convention that year.