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Tex. Elec. Code § 161.009 (2026)

Party Officer Subject To Mandamus

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Sec. 161.009. PARTY OFFICER SUBJECT TO MANDAMUS. The performance of a duty placed by this code on an officer of a political party is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the party officer were a public officer.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: Wentworth v. Meyer, 837 S.W.2d 148 (Tex. App. 1992).
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Wentworth v. Meyer, 837 S.W.2d 148 (Tex. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “, regardless of whether the person responsible for performing the duty is a public officer.”
Sears v. Bayoud, 786 S.W.2d 248 (Tex. 1990). · cites it 2× “Tex.Elec.Code § 161.009 (Vernon 1986). Respondents contend that this court does not have jurisdiction, asserting that Texas Election Code, section 273.”
Davis v. Taylor, 930 S.W.2d 581 (Tex. 1996). · cites it 2× “TEX. ELEC.CODE § 161.009; 273.061. We therefore hold that Davis is entitled to mandamus relief against Taylor, who shall immediately comply with section 145.”
In re Perez, 508 S.W.3d 500 (Tex. App. 2016). “A duty placed on an officer of a political party by the Texas Election Code is enforceable by mandamus in the same manner as if the party officer were a public officer.”
In Re Jones, 978 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. App. 1998). “061 of the Election Code (Vernon 1986), specifically authorizes the supreme court or a court of appeals to issue a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of a duty imposed by law in connection with the holding of an election or party convention.”
In Re Cahill, 267 S.W.3d 104 (Tex. App. 2008). “” Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 161.009 (Vernon 2003); In re Dupont, 142 S.”
In Re Gibson, 960 S.W.2d 418 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 161.009 (Vernon 1986).”
in Re James A. Baker, 404 S.W.3d 575 (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Elec.Code § 161.009 (Vernon 2003) (“The performance of a duty placed by this code on an officer of a political party is enforceable by writ of mandamus in the same manner as if the party officer were a public officer.”
In Re Dupont, 142 S.W.3d 528 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. §§ 161.009, 273.061. Statham contends, however, that she had discretion in her capacity as chair of the party’s executive committee to decline to accept the May 4 vote to place Dupont on the ballot because the committee’s parliamentary procedures governing…”
In Re Hopkins, 181 S.W.3d 919 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “221 (Vernon 2005); TEX. ELEC.CODE ANN. §§ 161.009, 273.061 (Vernon 2003); see also TEX.”
In re Stalder, 540 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “5, §§ 1, 6 (a); Tex. Elec. Code §§ 161.009, 273.061. Fiess v.”
Cohen v. Rains, 745 S.W.2d 949 (Tex. App. 1988). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. §§ 161.009, *955 273.061 (Vernon 1986).”
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