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Tex. Elec. Code § 181.003 (2026)

Nominating By Convention Required

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Sec. 181.003. NOMINATING BY CONVENTION REQUIRED. A political party must make nominations for the general election for state and county officers by convention, as provided by this chapter, if the party is not required or authorized to nominate by primary election.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Nader v. Connor, 332 F. Supp. 2d 982 (W.D. Tex. 2004).
Nader v. Connor, 332 F. Supp. 2d 982 (W.D. Tex. 2004). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 181.003 (2003). To have its nominees placed on the ballot, a party must file with the Secretary of State lists of its precinct-convention participants totaling at least one percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the…”
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