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Tex. Election Code § 146.054

FILING DEADLINE

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Tex. Election Code § 146.054, FILING DEADLINE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/641124
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed. (b) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 74th day before election day. (c) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.