{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 162.001","heading":"AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:\n(1) to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;\n(2) to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;\n(3) to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or\n(4) for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.\n(b) The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:\n(1) general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election; or\n(2) the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 10. POLITICAL PARTIES","SUBTITLE A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 162. REGULATING PARTICIPATION IN PARTY AFFAIRS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.162.htm#162.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"03f2971e7c8b4f9bcbc475653574c0a07c3d0345ed1da27277f54831ba150b11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-161.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}