{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 221.001","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.","body":"This title does not apply to:\n(1) a general or special election for the office of United States senator or United States representative;\n(2) an election on a measure that is for advisory purposes only; or\n(3) a presidential primary election.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 221. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.221.htm#221.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"df23d106087d6e32a35a982242b9f3f268c95281a415a7af208db8bed718a0cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-216.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}