Tex. Election Code § 33.032
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 33.032, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 33.032. INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is ineligible to serve as a watcher in an election if the person is a candidate for a public office in an election to be held on the same day.
(b) In this section, "candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.
(b) In this section, "candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.
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