Tex.
Election Code Section 161.005
Eligibility for Party Offices Generally
(a)
To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as an officer of a political party, a person must:(1)
except as provided by Subsection (c), not be a candidate for nomination or election to, or be the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government; and(2)
if the office is a county or precinct chair of a political party, be a qualified voter of the county.(a-1)
For purposes of this section, the following are officers of a political party:(1)
a precinct chair;(2)
a county chair; and(3)
a member, a chair, or a vice chair of a state executive committee of a political party.(b)
For purposes of this section, a person becomes a candidate at the earliest time at which one of the following occurs:(1)
the person files:(A)
a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate;(B)
an application for a place on a primary or general election ballot or for nomination by a convention; or(C)
a declaration of write-in candidacy; or(2)
the person is nominated by a convention or executive committee.(c)
A candidate for nomination or election to, or the holder of, an elective office of the federal, state, or county government is eligible to serve as an officer of a political party to which Chapter 181 (Party with State Organization) applies.
Source:
Section 161.005 — Eligibility for Party Offices Generally, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.161.htm#161.005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
