{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.081","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.081","heading":"CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.","body":"In a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 146. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE","SUBCHAPTER D. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE IN SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.146.htm#146.081","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"6d67dc7e30db9f7c31b5f79a054f9120b803656d5e3c421f123b3fb5501f7acc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}