Tex. Election Code Section 162.001
Affiliation with Party Required

(a)

A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:

(1)

to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;

(2)

to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;

(3)

to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or

(4)

for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.

(b)

The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:

(1)

general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election; or

(2)

the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Section 162.001 — Affiliation with Party Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­162.­htm#162.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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