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Tex. Elec. Code § 162.003 (2026)

Affiliation By Voting In Primary

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Sec. 162.003. AFFILIATION BY VOTING IN PRIMARY. A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person:

(1) is accepted to vote in the party's primary election; or

(2) returns an early voting or limited primary ballot voted by mail.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.62; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2005 · leading case: Tashjian v. Repub. Party of Connecticut, 479 U.S. 208 (1986).
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Tashjian v. Repub. Party of Connecticut, 479 U.S. 208 (1986). “§ 2-7-115 (b)(2) (1985); Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 162.003 (1986). Four States provide for nonpartisan primaries in which all registered voters may participate, Alaska Stat.”
State v. Hodges, 92 S.W.3d 489 (Tex. 2002). “Tex. EleC. Code § 162.003. Party affiliation potentially brings access to the integral workings of the party.”
Washington State Repub. Party v. Logan, 377 F. Supp. 2d 907 (W.D. Wash. 2005). “§ 2-7-115; Tex. Elec.Code Ann. §§ 162.003, 162.012, 162.”
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