CHAPTER 182. PARTY WITHOUT STATE ORGANIZATION - Texas Statutes

ELECTION CODE

TITLE 10. POLITICAL PARTIES

SUBTITLE C. PARTIES NOMINATING BY CONVENTION

CHAPTER 182. PARTY WITHOUT STATE ORGANIZATION

Sec. 182.001. NOMINATING BY CONVENTION AUTHORIZED. A political

party that does not have a state executive committee may make

nominations for county or precinct offices by convention as

provided by this chapter.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 182.002. PARTY ORGANIZATION. A political party making

nominations under this chapter shall:

(1) establish a county executive committee for each county in

which the party will hold a county convention;

(2) select a chair for each county executive committee; and

(3) select a precinct chair for each election precinct in which

the party will hold a precinct convention.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended

by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 194, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 182.003. QUALIFYING FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT. To be

entitled to have the names of its nominees placed on the general

election ballot, a political party making nominations under this

chapter must file with the county clerk, not later than the 75th

day after the date of the precinct conventions held under this

chapter, lists of precinct convention participants indicating

that the number of participants equals at least three percent of

the total number of votes received in the county by all

candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general

election.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 182.004. PETITION SUPPLEMENTING PRECINCT CONVENTION LISTS.

(a) If the number of precinct convention participants indicated

on the lists filed under Section 182.003 is fewer than the number

required for the political party to qualify to have the names of

its nominees placed on the ballot, the party may qualify by

filing a petition as provided by this section.

(b) A petition must:

(1) satisfy the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062 for a

candidate's petition;

(2) contain signatures in a number that, when added to the

number of convention participants indicated on the lists, equals

at least three percent of the total number of votes received in

the county by all candidates for governor in the most recent

gubernatorial general election; and

(3) be filed with the county clerk by the county chair before

the deadline for filing the lists of precinct convention

participants.

(c) Except as provided by this section, the petition is subject

to the applicable provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 141.

(d) A signer's voter registration must be in the county in which

the party seeks to be qualified but is not required to be in any

other particular territory.

(e) A copy of a request for the withdrawal of a signature must

be delivered to the county chair when the withdrawal request is

filed.

(f) Sections 181.006(f)-(j) apply to a petition circulated under

this section.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended

by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 195, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 182.0041. APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION. (a) To be entitled

to be considered for nomination by a convention held under this

chapter, a person must make an application for nomination.

(b) Subchapter B, Chapter 181, applies to an application for

nomination under this chapter.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1,

1987.

Sec. 182.005. NOMINATIONS MADE BY COUNTY CONVENTION. A

political party must make its nominations under this chapter at a

county convention held on the first Saturday after the second

Tuesday in March of the election year. The convention consists of

delegates selected at precinct conventions held on the second

Tuesday in March in the regular county election precincts.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended

by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S. ch. 14, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1987.

Sec. 182.006. ORGANIZING PRECINCT CONVENTION. A precinct

convention held under this chapter shall be organized as provided

by Section 181.066.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 182.007. PARTY'S CERTIFICATION OF NOMINEES. (a) The

county chair shall certify in writing for placement on the

general election ballot the name and address of each of the

political party's nominees.

(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date of the county

convention, the county chair shall deliver the certification to

the authority responsible for having the official general

election ballot prepared in the county.

(c) The county chair may not certify a candidate's name if,

before delivering the certification, the county chair learns that

the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended

by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 196, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.