Section 203.005 - Application Required(a) To be entitled to a place on a special election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.(b) An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031:(1) state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact; and(2) be accompanied by: (A) a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election; or(B) a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.Tex. Elec. Code § 203.005
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.