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Tex. Elec. Code § 142.010 (2026)

Certification Of Candidates' Names For Placement On General Election Ballot

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Sec. 142.010. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES' NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the authority a declaration of intent that complies with Section 142.002(b), if required, and an application that complies with Section 142.004(b).

(b) Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.

(c) A candidate's name may not be certified:

(1) if, before delivering the certification, the certifying authority learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.064; or

(2) for an office for which the candidate's declaration or application is invalid under Section 142.0021 or 141.033, as applicable.

(d) In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2019 · leading case: In Re Elwell, 110 S.W.3d 11 (Tex. App. 2002).
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In Re Elwell, 110 S.W.3d 11 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 142.010 (Vernon 2002).”
in Re Bradley E. Parsons, 110 S.W.3d 15 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 142.010 (Vernon Supp.”
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2019). “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 142.010(b), 181.007(b), 192.”
Devvy Kidd v. Carlos Cascos, Texas Sec'y of State (Tex. App. 2015). “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 142.010(a), 146.029(a), 161.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 142.010(a): 1 case
Devvy Kidd v. Carlos Cascos, Texas Sec'y of State (Tex. App. 2015). “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 142.010(a), 146.029(a), 161.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 142.010(b): 1 case
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2019). “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 142.010(b), 181.007(b), 192.”
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