Tex. Election Code Section 141.101
Coercion Against Candidacy Prohibited

(a)

A person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person to:

(1)

not file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2)

withdraw as a candidate.

(b)

In this section, “coercion” has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 (Definitions), Penal Code.

(c)

An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the intimidation or coercion is a threat to commit a felony, in which event it is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Election Code, Section 2.054 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 82, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 141.101 — Coercion Against Candidacy Prohibited, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­141.­htm#141.­101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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