{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 142.003","heading":"PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION.","body":"The authority with whom a declaration of intent is required to be filed shall preserve each declaration filed with the authority until the day after general election day.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 97, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 142. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.142.htm#142.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"2270a882680cfcffa1843658bb48115a3a30df6ca05383987205e41119ca79c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.0021","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}