Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 285.131. Write-in Voting in Election for Board Members

(a) In a general or special election for board members of a hospital district created under general or special law, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.

(b) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.

(c) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in the election.

(d) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than the deadline prescribed by Section 146.054, Election Code, for a write-in candidate in a city election.

(e) Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to write-in voting in an election for board members except to the extent of a conflict with this section.

(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), § 51(3).