Tex. Election Code Section 145.098
Withdrawal or Death of Candidate Before Certain Events Occur

(a)

If a candidate files a withdrawal request after the deadline prescribed by Section 145.092 (Deadline for Withdrawal), and the candidate complies with each requirement under Section 145.001 (Method for Withdrawal as Candidate) except that the candidate’s filing to withdraw is untimely, the authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the candidate from the ballot if at the time the candidate files the withdrawal request:

(1)

the ballots have not been prepared; and

(2)

if using a voting system to which Chapter 129 (Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines) applies, public notice of the test of logic and accuracy has not been published.

(b)

If a candidate dies on or before the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot:

(1)

the authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the candidate from the ballot; and

(2)

if the authority omits the candidate’s name under Subdivision (1), the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot for the office sought by the candidate is extended until the fifth day after the filing deadline.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 1661), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 172 (H.B. 1067), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 (H.B. 4129), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 145.098 — Withdrawal or Death of Candidate Before Certain Events Occur, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­145.­htm#145.­098 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

145.001
Method for Withdrawal as Candidate 145.002
Procedure for Omitting Deceased Candidate’s Name from Ballot 145.003
Administrative Declaration of Ineligibility 145.004
Final Judgment Required for Adjudication of Ineligibility 145.005
Effect of Votes Cast for Deceased, Withdrawn, or Ineligible Candidate 145.031
Applicability of Subchapter 145.032
Deadline for Withdrawal 145.033
Authority with Whom Withdrawal Request Filed 145.034
Copy of Withdrawal Request Delivered to Executive Committee 145.035
Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.036
Filling Vacancy in Nomination 145.037
Certification of Replacement Nominee for Placement on Ballot 145.038
Failure of District Executive Committee to Make Replacement Nomination 145.039
Deceased or Ineligible Candidate’s Name to Appear on General Election Ballot 145.061
Applicability of Subchapter 145.062
Deadline for Withdrawal 145.063
Authority with Whom Withdrawal Request Filed 145.064
Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.065
Deceased or Ineligible Candidate’s Name to Appear on General Election Ballot 145.091
Applicability of Subchapter 145.092
Deadline for Withdrawal 145.093
Authority with Whom Withdrawal Request Filed 145.094
Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.095
Effect of Withdrawal from Runoff 145.096
Deceased or Ineligible Candidate’s Name to Appear on Ballot 145.097
Home-rule City Candidate 145.098
Withdrawal or Death of Candidate Before Certain Events Occur
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 145.098’s source at texas​.gov