Tex.
Election Code Section 172.028
State Chair’s Certification of Names for Placement on General Primary Ballot
(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (c), the state chair shall certify to the secretary of state for placement on the general primary election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the chair an application that complies with Section 172.021 (Application Required)(b). The secretary of state shall post on the secretary’s Internet website that is viewable by the public:(1)
the certified list; and(2)
for each certified candidate, the public mailing address and, if provided by the candidate, the electronic mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate’s campaign.(b)
Not later than the ninth day after the date of the regular filing deadline, the state chair shall notify the county chair in each county in which the candidate’s name is to appear on the ballot that the certification has been posted by the secretary of state.(c)
A candidate’s name may not be certified:(1)
if, before delivering the certification, the state chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 172.057 (Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from General Primary Ballot); or(2)
for an office for which the candidate’s application is invalid under Section 141.033 (Filing Applications for More than One Office Prohibited).(d)
A copy of each certification shall be made available on request, without charge, to each newspaper published in this state and to each licensed radio and television station in this state.
Source:
Section 172.028 — State Chair's Certification of Names for Placement on General Primary Ballot, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.172.htm#172.028 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
