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Tex. Elec. Code § 172.023 (2026)

Regular Filing Period

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Sec. 172.023. REGULAR FILING PERIOD. (a) An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed not later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year unless the filing deadline is extended under Subchapter C.

(b) An application, other than an application for the office of precinct chair, may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the regular filing deadline. An application for the office of precinct chair may not be filed earlier than the 90th day before the date of the regular filing deadline.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 127, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: In Re Gamble, 71 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. 2002).
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In Re Gamble, 71 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 4× “Tex. Elec.Code § 172.023. If the Court intended to interpret the Code to produce a just and reasonable result, as the Code Construction Act requires, it should not endow the trial court with broad equitable power contrary to section 273.”
Perry v. Del Rio, 66 S.W.3d 239 (Tex. 2001). · cites it 2× “[85] Tex. Elec.Code § 172.023. [86] Id. § 41.007.”
In Re Angelini, 186 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 2× “[2] See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.023(a). [3] Francis, 186 S.”
In Re Triantaphyllis, 68 S.W.3d 861 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 172.023 (Vernon Supp.”
In Re Hopkins, 181 S.W.3d 919 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “See TEX. ELEC.CODE ANN. § 172.023 (Vernon 2003).”
In Re Holcomb, 186 S.W.3d 553 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 2× “[2] See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.023(a). [3] See id.”
State v. Fischer, 769 S.W.2d 619 (Tex. App. 1989). “rson must: (5) have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date: 1 (A) for a candidate whose name is to appear on a general primary election ballot, the date of the…”
Richards v. Mena, 820 S.W.2d 371 (Tex. 1991). “Tex.Elec.Code § 172.023. The parties and the district court have all expressed the interest that the issues raised in this case be resolved as quickly as possible to avoid disrupting the 1992 elections.”
Atkinson v. Carter, 785 S.W.2d 449 (Tex. App. 1990). “See Tex.Elec. Code Ann. § 172.023(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Bilyeu v. Esparza (W.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec. Code § 172.023(a) (setting deadline for primary party candidates); id.”
Ruth R. Hughs, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State of the State of Texas v. Neal Dikeman, Shawn Kelly, Roy, Eriksen, Jared Wissel, Scott Ford, Billy Pierce, Christina Ford, Charlie Stevens, & Neko Antoniou (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 172.023 (a), 181.”
Ruth R. Hughs, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State of the State of Texas v. Neal Dikeman, Shawn Kelly, Roy, Eriksen, Jared Wissel, Scott Ford, Billy Pierce, Christina Ford, Charlie Stevens, & Neko Antoniou (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 172.023 (a), 181.”
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In Re Gamble, 71 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. 2002). “Tex. Elec.Code § 172.023. If the Court intended to interpret the Code to produce a just and reasonable result, as the Code Construction Act requires, it should not endow the trial court with broad equitable power contrary to section 273.”
In Re Angelini, 186 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. 2006). “[2] See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.023(a). [3] Francis, 186 S.”
In Re Holcomb, 186 S.W.3d 553 (Tex. 2006). “[2] See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.023(a). [3] See id.”
In Re Hopkins, 181 S.W.3d 919 (Tex. App. 2006). “See TEX. ELEC.CODE ANN. § 172.023 (Vernon 2003).”
State v. Fischer, 769 S.W.2d 619 (Tex. App. 1989). “rson must: (5) have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date: 1 (A) for a candidate whose name is to appear on a general primary election ballot, the date of the…”
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