Tex. Election Code § 253.154
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 253.154, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 253.154. WRITE-IN CANDIDACY.
Official statutory text
(a) A write-in candidate for judicial office or a specific-purpose committee for supporting a write-in candidate for judicial office may not knowingly accept a political contribution before the candidate files a declaration of write-in candidacy.
(b) A person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed three times the amount of the political contributions accepted in violation of this section.
(b) A person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed three times the amount of the political contributions accepted in violation of this section.
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