Tex. Election Code Section 143.002
Independent Candidacy Required

Except as provided by Section 143.003 (Partisan Candidacy for Home-rule City Office Authorized), a candidate’s name may appear on the ballot only as an independent.

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

Source: Section 143.002 — Independent Candidacy Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.143.htm#143.002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

143.001
Applicability of Chapter 143.002
Independent Candidacy Required 143.003
Partisan Candidacy for Home-rule City Office Authorized 143.004
Application Required 143.005
Application for Home-rule City Office 143.006
Authority with Whom Application Filed 143.007
Filing Period 143.008
Extended Filing Deadline for Certain Offices

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Original Source: Section 143.002 — Independent Candidacy Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.143.htm#143.002 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Election Code Section 143.002 Independent Candidacy Required

Tex. Election Code Section 143.002
Independent Candidacy Required