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Tex. Elec. Code § 146.023 (2026)

Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy Required

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Sec. 146.023. DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.

(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy must, in addition to satisfying the requirements prescribed by Section 141.031 for an application for a place on the ballot, be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee or, instead of the filing fee, a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subchapter C, Chapter 141.

(c) A candidate may not file a declaration of write-in candidacy for more than one office. If a person files more than one declaration of write-in candidacy in violation of this subsection, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.

(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy is public information immediately on its filing.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 170, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: in Re Trenton Daniel Garza, Relator (Tex. App. 2014).
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in Re Trenton Daniel Garza, Relator (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “1 For county or precinct 1 TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 146.023(a) (West 2010).”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 146.023(a) — 1 case
in Re Trenton Daniel Garza, Relator (Tex. App. 2014). “1 For county or precinct 1 TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 146.023(a) (West 2010).”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 146.023(b) — 1 case
in Re Trenton Daniel Garza, Relator (Tex. App. 2014). “1 For county or precinct 1 TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 146.023(a) (West 2010).”
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