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Tex. Election Code § 52.004

FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT

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Tex. Election Code § 52.004, FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640310
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(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. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.