§ 161.001 Inherent Powers
§ 161.002 Party Name
§ 161.003 Methods of Making Nominations
§ 161.004 Party Document as Public Information
§ 161.005 Eligibility for Party Offices Generally
§ 161.006 Holding Precinct Convention of More Than One Party in Same Building
§ 161.007 Unlawfully Prohibiting Employee From Attending Political Convention
§ 161.008 Certification of Nominees for Statewide and District Offices for Placement On General Election Ballot
§ 161.009 Party Officer Subject to Mandamus
§ 161.010 Challenging Convention Delegates

Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 161 - General Provisions

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • District office: means an office of the federal or state government that is not voted on statewide. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Independent candidate: means a candidate in a nonpartisan election or a candidate in a partisan election who is not the nominee of a political party. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.