Tex. Election Code § 162.010
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 162.010, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 162.010. DURATION OF AFFILIATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.
(b) A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.
(b) A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.
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