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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An application for a place on the general primary election ballot must be filed with:
(1) the state chair, for an office filled by voters of more than one county; or
(2) the county chair or the secretary, if any, of the county executive committee, for an office filled by voters of a single county.
(b) Not later than the day before the last day of the filing period, the county chair shall post on the political party's Internet website or in the location where a candidate files for a place on the ballot notice of the address at which the county chair or secretary will be available to receive applications on the last day of the filing period. If both the county chair and the secretary will be available, the notice must contain the address at which each will be available. Section 1.006 does not apply to this subsection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Election Code - ELEC § 172.022. Authority with Whom Application Filed - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/election-code/elec-sect-172-022/
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