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Tex. Elec. Code § 146.054 (2026)

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Sec. 146.054. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.

(b) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 74th day before election day.

(c) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002).
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In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Secretary of State contends that, compounding this problem, Texas Election Code section 146.054 requires that write-in candidates be given five days after the filing deadline for their applications to be received.”
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