Tex. Election Code § 141.040
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 141.040, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 141.040. NOTICE OF DEADLINES AND FILING METHODS.
Official statutory text
(a) The authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot under this subchapter must be filed shall post notice of the dates of the filing period in a public place in a building in which the authority has an office not later than the 30th day before:
(1) the first day on which a candidate may file the application; or
(2) the last day on which a candidate may file the application, if this code does not designate a first day on which the candidate may file the application.
(b) This section does not apply to an office filled at the general election for state and county officers.
(c) An authority shall designate an e-mail address in the notice required by this section for the purpose of filing an application for a place on the ballot under Section 143.004.
(1) the first day on which a candidate may file the application; or
(2) the last day on which a candidate may file the application, if this code does not designate a first day on which the candidate may file the application.
(b) This section does not apply to an office filled at the general election for state and county officers.
(c) An authority shall designate an e-mail address in the notice required by this section for the purpose of filing an application for a place on the ballot under Section 143.004.
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