Tex. Election Code § 191.001
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 191.001, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 191.001. PARTIES REQUIRED TO HOLD PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.
Official statutory text
To be entitled to have its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the general election ballot in a particular presidential election year, a political party must hold a presidential primary election in this state if:
(1) in the presidential election year, the party is required by this code to nominate its candidates for state and county offices by primary election;
(2) a presidential primary election is authorized under national party rules; and
(3) before January 1 of the presidential election year, the national party has determined that it will hold a national presidential nominating convention that year.
(1) in the presidential election year, the party is required by this code to nominate its candidates for state and county offices by primary election;
(2) a presidential primary election is authorized under national party rules; and
(3) before January 1 of the presidential election year, the national party has determined that it will hold a national presidential nominating convention that year.
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