{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.039","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 141.039","heading":"OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM.","body":"In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a candidate is required to file under this code must include:\n(1) a space for indicating the form in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot;\n(2) a space for the candidate's public mailing address;\n(3) spaces for the candidate's home and office telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;\n(4) a statement informing candidates that the furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional;\n(5) a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on the application under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) constitutes a Class B misdemeanor; and\n(6) a statement informing candidates that a candidate who indicates under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) that the candidate has been convicted of a felony must comply with the requirements of Section 141.031(a-1).\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 279 (H.B. 1593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 4555), Sec. 2, 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#141.039","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"acde6800fdad851dfde5e45646b94af66545534fe86ab0c1556e421ad744c1f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.038","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}