Section 145.064 - Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted From Ballot(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a candidate's name shall be omitted from the ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before election day.(b) The name of a deceased candidate may not be omitted if: (1) the decedent was the incumbent in the office for which the decedent was a candidate; or(2) no other candidate's name is to appear on the ballot in the race in which the decedent was a candidate.Tex. Elec. Code § 145.064
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 104, eff. 9/1/1997. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.