Tex. Election Code § 182.007
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 182.007, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 182.007. PARTY'S CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The county chair shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name and address of each of the political party's nominees.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date of the county convention, the county chair shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in the county.
(c) The county chair may not certify a candidate's name:
(1) if, before delivering the certification, the county chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035 or Section 162.0151; or
(2) for an office for which the candidate's application is invalid under Section 141.033.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date of the county convention, the county chair shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in the county.
(c) The county chair may not certify a candidate's name:
(1) if, before delivering the certification, the county chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035 or Section 162.0151; or
(2) for an office for which the candidate's application is invalid under Section 141.033.
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