Election Code § 171.0231

Sec. 171.0231. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CHAIR OR PRECINCT CHAIR. (a) Write-in candidates are not permitted for county chair or precinct chair unless a county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates. (b) If the county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates: (1) a write-in vote for the office of county chair or precinct chair may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates; (2) to be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy; (3) 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 for the office; (4) a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the filing deadline for the general primary election; (5) with the appropriate modifications and to the extent practicable, Subchapter B, Chapter 146, applies to write-in voting for the office of county chair or precinct chair; and (6) the secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this subsection. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 1 to 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.