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Tex. Elec. Code § 145.039 (2026)

Deceased Or Ineligible Candidate's Name To Appear On General Election Ballot

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Sec. 145.039. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. If a candidate dies or is declared ineligible after the 74th day before election day, the candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.

SUBCHAPTER C. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2020 · leading case: Brimer v. Maxwell, 265 S.W.3d 926 (Tex. App. 2008).

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Brimer v. Maxwell, 265 S.W.3d 926 (Tex. App. 2008). “” Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 145.039 (Vernon Supp.”

Oliver v. Lewis, 891 F. Supp. 2d 839 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “1 at 5 ("The Texas Election Code, Section 145.039, allows a candidate’s name to be omitted if they withdraw, die, or are declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before the election.”

Rice v. English, 742 S.W.2d 439 (Tex. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “" Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 145.039 (Vernon 1986) [10] provides that "[i]f a candidate dies.”

in Re the Green Party of Texas (Tex. 2020). “3d at ___ (citing TEX. ELEC. CODE § 145.039). Because the August 21 deadline to remove a candidate from the ballot due to ineligibility has passed, removal from the ballot is no longer a remedy for Castañeda.”

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