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Tex. Elec. Code § 145.035 (2026)

Withdrawn, Deceased, Or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From Ballot

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Sec. 145.035. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM BALLOT. A candidate's name shall be omitted from the ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before election day.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2020–2020 · leading case: In Re Texas House Repub. Caucus Pac v. The State of Texas (Tex. 2020).
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In Re Texas House Repub. Caucus Pac v. The State of Texas (Tex. 2020). · cites it 2× “See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 145.035. They claim a later deadline applies to their petition, which they describe as a challenge to the Libertarians’ ballot applications governed by the deadline in section 141.”
in Re the Nat'l Repub. Cong. Comm. & Van Taylor (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 145.035, .039. In both instances, the last-minute, rushed filings and sparse records render an appellate court original proceeding too blunt a tool for removal of voters’ choices from the ballot.”
in Re the Nat'l Repub. Cong. Comm. & Van Taylor (Tex. App. 2020). ““If the name of a deceased, withdrawn, or ineligible candidate appears on the ballot under this chapter, the votes cast for the candidate shall be counted and entered on the official election returns in the same manner as for the other candidates.”
in Re Texas House Repub. Caucus PAC, Senator Brandon Creighton (SD 4), Senator Larry Taylor (SD 11), Senator Pete Flores (SD 19), Rep. Cody Harris (HD 8), Justin Berry (HD 47), Rep. Phil King (HD 61), Rep. Phil Stephenson (HD 85), Rep. Candy Noble (HD 89), Rep. Dan Huberty (HD 127), Rep. Jim Murphy (HD 133), Rep. Valoree Swanson (HD 150), Repub. Party of Harris Cnty., Repub. Party of Travis Cnty., & Repub. Party of Tarrant Cnty. (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Elec. Code § 145.035; see also id. § 145.”
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