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Tex. Elec. Code § 141.033 (2026)

Filing Applications For More Than One Office Prohibited

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Sec. 141.033. FILING APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate may not file applications for a place on the ballot for two or more offices that:

(1) are not permitted by law to be held by the same person; and

(2) are to be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day.

(b) If a person files more than one application for a place on a ballot in violation of this section, each application filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.

(c) This section does not apply to candidacy for the office of president or vice-president of the United States and another office.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: Wallace v. Howell, 707 S.W.2d 876 (Tex. 1986).
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Wallace v. Howell, 707 S.W.2d 876 (Tex. 1986). · cites it 6× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.033 (Vernon Pamph.”
In Re Ducato, 66 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Elec.Code ANN. § 141.033 (Vernon 1986); Wallace v.”
Law v. Johnson, 826 S.W.2d 794 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.033(a) (Vernon 1986).”
City of Forest Hill, Texas, & Brigette Mathis v. Michielle Benson, in Her Off. Capacity & Individually (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Texas Election Code Section 141.033 titled Filing Applications for More than One Office Prohibited.”
City of Forest Hill, Texas, & Brigette Mathis v. Michielle Benson, in Her Off. Capacity & Individually (Tex. App. 2017). “Specifically it states, "(a) A candidate may not file applications for a place on the ballot that are not permitted by law to be held by the same person. (b) If a person files more than one application for a place on a ballot in violation of section, each application filed…”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.033(a) — 1 case
Law v. Johnson, 826 S.W.2d 794 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.033(a) (Vernon 1986).”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.033(b) — 1 case
Wallace v. Howell, 707 S.W.2d 876 (Tex. 1986). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.033 (Vernon Pamph.”
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