{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 141.034","heading":"LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION.","body":"(a) An application for a place on the ballot may not be challenged for compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure after the 50th day before the date of the election for which the application is made.\n(b) This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.\n(c) A challenge must state with specificity how the application does not comply with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure. The authority's review of the challenge is limited to the specific items challenged and any response filed with the authority by the challenged candidate.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.07, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.57; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 44), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2017.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 77, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 141. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.141.htm#141.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"51275cb6684cd5085391f88af41ee2e7629598859bf1de6ba4aaa879f9420250","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}