{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.001","heading":"WRITE-IN VOTES PERMITTED.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, if the name of the person for whom a voter desires to vote does not appear on the ballot, the voter may write in the name of that person.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 146. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE","SUBCHAPTER A. WRITE-INS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm#146.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"70bea96226656b0d9b3b6714753b7eb61d4ea9a55de7d7e8d8dd98aa0418ee02","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-145.098","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}