1. (a) In an election to elect a commissioner, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.
2. (b) To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy.
3. (c) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in the election.
4. (d) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.
5. (e) Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to write-in voting in an election to elect a commissioner except to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter.
6. (f) For an election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the day of the filing deadline is the 67th day before election day.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1343, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1997.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2005.