Tex. Election Code § 142.010
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 142.010, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 142.010. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES' NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the authority a declaration of intent that complies with Section 142.002(b), if required, and an application that complies with Section 142.004(b).
(b) Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.
(c) A candidate's name may not be certified:
(1) if, before delivering the certification, the certifying authority learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.064; or
(2) for an office for which the candidate's declaration or application is invalid under Section 142.0021 or 141.033, as applicable.
(d) In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.
(b) Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.
(c) A candidate's name may not be certified:
(1) if, before delivering the certification, the certifying authority learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.064; or
(2) for an office for which the candidate's declaration or application is invalid under Section 142.0021 or 141.033, as applicable.
(d) In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.
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