Tex. Election Code § 192.036
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 192.036, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 192.036. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.
Official statutory text
(a) With respect to a write-in candidacy for the office of president of the United States, this section supersedes Subchapter B, Chapter 146, to the extent of any conflict.
(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy for president must satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 192.032(b) for an independent presidential candidate's application for a place on the ballot, except that a petition is not required.
(c) The certification for placement on the list of write-in candidates must include the names of both the presidential candidate and the vice-presidential candidate.
(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy for president must satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 192.032(b) for an independent presidential candidate's application for a place on the ballot, except that a petition is not required.
(c) The certification for placement on the list of write-in candidates must include the names of both the presidential candidate and the vice-presidential candidate.
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