1. (a) A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible to:

   1. (1) serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;
   2. (2) be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee; or
   3. (3) be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee.

2. (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. (1) general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election; or
   2. (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.