{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 142.004","heading":"APPLICATION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.\n(b) An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031, be accompanied by a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","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#142.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"779294a1e3fdec32aab9be2e7c7382be3185cf807fb88409336a2f130ecc26e0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-142.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}