Tex. Election Code § 146.083
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 146.083, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 146.083. FILING DEADLINE.
Official statutory text
A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed. A write-in candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the deadline for filing a declaration of write-in candidacy.
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