{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.082","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.082","heading":"DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED.","body":"To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state.\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#146.082","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"5a069b7b3cc21f36161c280bc93eefa98dde2cbbeaf99e6436f1847e235200a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.081","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}