Tex. Election Code Section 145.064
Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), a candidate’s name shall be omitted from the ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before election day.

(b)

The name of a deceased candidate may not be omitted if:

(1)

the decedent was the incumbent in the office for which the decedent was a candidate; or

(2)

no other candidate’s name is to appear on the ballot in the race in which the decedent was a candidate.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 104, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 145.064 — Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate's Name Omitted from Ballot, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­145.­htm#145.­064 (accessed Apr. 29, 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Effect of Votes Cast for Deceased, Withdrawn, or Ineligible Candidate 145.031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Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.036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Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.065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Withdrawn, Deceased, or Ineligible Candidate’s Name Omitted from Ballot 145.095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:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 145.064’s source at texas​.gov