Tex. Election Code § 141.039
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 141.039, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 141.039. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM.
Official statutory text
In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a candidate is required to file under this code must include:
(1) a space for indicating the form in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot;
(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing address;
(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;
(4) a statement informing candidates that the furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional;
(5) a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on the application under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) constitutes a Class B misdemeanor; and
(6) a statement informing candidates that a candidate who indicates under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) that the candidate has been convicted of a felony must comply with the requirements of Section 141.031(a-1).
(1) a space for indicating the form in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot;
(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing address;
(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;
(4) a statement informing candidates that the furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional;
(5) a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on the application under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) constitutes a Class B misdemeanor; and
(6) a statement informing candidates that a candidate who indicates under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) that the candidate has been convicted of a felony must comply with the requirements of Section 141.031(a-1).
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