{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-124.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 124.003","heading":"SEPARATE LISTING OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES; BLOC VOTING.","body":"(a) Any unopposed candidates may be listed separately under the heading \"Uncontested Races\" on a voting system ballot.\n(b) In an election in which the ballots indicate political party alignment, the party alignment of the candidates listed under the uncontested races heading shall be indicated next to the candidate's name.\n(c) Candidates listed under the uncontested races heading may be arranged in a manner requiring voting on them as one or more blocs, but only if an additional ballot would otherwise be necessary to accommodate all the candidates and propositions to be listed.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 25), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2020.\n(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349 (S.B. 1089), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 3.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.09, eff. January 1, 2006.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 25), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2020.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349 (S.B. 1089), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 8. VOTING SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 124. VOTING SYSTEM BALLOT","SUBCHAPTER A. VOTING SYSTEM BALLOT GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.124.htm#124.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"213c3de99cc4449385609c140a94211e16a912c0128f0a9f953d44feef6c35e2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-124.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-124.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}