Tex.
Election Code Section 252.005
Authority with Whom Appointment Filed: Candidate
(1)
the commission, if the appointment is made for candidacy for:(A)
a statewide office;(B)
a district office filled by voters of more than one county;(C)
a judicial district office filled by voters of only one county;(D)
state senator;(E)
state representative; or(F)
the State Board of Education;(2)
the county clerk, if the appointment is made for candidacy for a county office, a precinct office, or a district office other than one included in Subdivision (1);(3)
the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk or secretary, with the governing body’s presiding officer, if the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;(4)
the county clerk if:(A)
the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;(B)
the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed; and(C)
no boundary of the political subdivision crosses a boundary of the county; or(5)
the commission if:(A)
the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;(B)
the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed; and(C)
the political subdivision is situated in more than one county.
Source:
Section 252.005 — Authority with Whom Appointment Filed: Candidate, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.252.htm#252.005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
