{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 203.005","heading":"APPLICATION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) To be entitled to a place on a special election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.\n(b) An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031:\n(1) state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact; and\n(2) be accompanied by:\n(A) a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election; or\n(B) a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE","CHAPTER 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm#203.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"ca12f49f96f00f6fd655444e748faf2ee8e2b308032b769800d99025d2552740","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}