Tex. Election Code § 142.0021
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 142.0021, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 142.0021. FILING DECLARATIONS OF INTENT FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) A candidate may not file declarations of intent for two or more offices that:
(1) are not permitted by law to be held by the same person; and
(2) are to be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day.
(b) If a person files more than one declaration of intent in violation of this section, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.
(1) are not permitted by law to be held by the same person; and
(2) are to be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day.
(b) If a person files more than one declaration of intent in violation of this section, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.
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