{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 253.154","heading":"WRITE-IN CANDIDACY.","body":"(a) A write-in candidate for judicial office or a specific-purpose committee for supporting a write-in candidate for judicial office may not knowingly accept a political contribution before the candidate files a declaration of write-in candidacy.\n(b) A person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed three times the amount of the political contributions accepted in violation of this section.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES","SUBCHAPTER F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"b9dd49e2674c502ebf3928917897eaae2c163c51abd28040c7388dc5a7bae31b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.1541"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}