{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.053","heading":"AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED.","body":"A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in the election.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","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#146.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"331417254f411426715c2a1184bcb1e38345b172f13bbd1f6443fc7a24dcdf14","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}