{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.024","heading":"AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED.","body":"A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with:\n(1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or\n(2) the county judge, for a county or precinct office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 146. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE","SUBCHAPTER B. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm#146.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"cb3a81304c803924265d553e54332f50108c8708d87c3f9f76548e928beeb525","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.0232","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}