{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 162.002","heading":"ELIGIBILITY TO AFFILIATE.","body":"To be eligible to affiliate with a political party, a person must be:\n(1) a registered voter; or\n(2) eligible to vote a limited ballot at the time of affiliating.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","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#162.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"9750637b61e04536b0922a6043308e0a39f1fbe69cb1b580f9fd15c9774d21f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}