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Tex. Elec. Code § 181.033 (2026)

Filing Deadline

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Sec. 181.033. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an application for nomination by a convention must be filed not later than the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot.

(b) A political party by rule may extend the filing deadline for applications for nomination for an office for which a candidate who has made an application withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 3103), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Roy Eriksen v. Jane Nelson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State of the State of Texas, 708 S.W.3d 302 (Tex. App. 2025).
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Roy Eriksen v. Jane Nelson, in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State of the State of Texas, 708 S.W.3d 302 (Tex. App. 2025). “Under the Election Code, the application deadline for a candidate seeking nomination by convention is the same as that of a candidate seeking nomination by a primary election, see Tex. Elec. Code § 181.033, “not later than 6 p.”
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