{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.083","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 146.083","heading":"FILING DEADLINE.","body":"A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed. A write-in candidate may not withdraw from an election after 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the deadline for filing a declaration of write-in candidacy.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.","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#146.083","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"3860b3ca54a22bc4670f6296fc8d477d556980375241585def60cb4825bf8dc6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.082","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-146.084"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}