CHAPTER 182. PARTY WITHOUT STATE ORGANIZATION
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.