Tex. Elec. Code § 161.005

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 161.005 - Eligibility for Party Offices Generally

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an officer of a political party, a person must:

(1) except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and

(2) if the office is a county or precinct chair of a political party, be a qualified voter of the county.

(a-1) For purposes of this section, the following are officers of a political party:

(1) a precinct chair;

(2) a county chair; and

(3) a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state executive committee of a political party.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at the earliest time at which one of the following occurs:

(1) the person files:

(A) a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate;

(B) an application for a place on a primary or general election ballot or for nomination by a convention; or

(C) a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2) the person is nominated by a convention or executive committee.

(c) A candidate for nomination or election to, or the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government is eligible to serve as an officer of a political party to which Chapter 181 applies.

Tex. Elec. Code § 161.005

Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 810,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.

Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 576,Sec. 1, eff. 6/14/2013.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 105, eff. 9/1/1997.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.