{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.051","heading":"CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.","body":"In an election for city officers, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 215, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 146. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE","SUBCHAPTER C. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN CITY ELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm#146.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"d33b3638a68630d02b12a4ffabfa14e5b5215f1651f4c866c29c0379295f051a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}