{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 162.010","heading":"DURATION OF AFFILIATION.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.\n(b) A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.\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. 3, 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#162.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"fd29e10523091fe622f903a6ea349de2b86559387f862c9107fca5ff40bfd3f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-162.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}