{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-52.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 52.004","heading":"FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person is responsible for having the official ballot prepared for an election and knowingly fails to place on the ballot the name of a candidate who is entitled to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 5. ELECTION SUPPLIES","CHAPTER 52. BALLOT FORM, CONTENT, AND PREPARATION","SUBCHAPTER A. PREPARING THE BALLOT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.52.htm#52.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"075d1f376acb2858ced74009c742c05db0ec11942c77f684629486b7b40f5083","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-52.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-52.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}