Deadline for Withdrawal

Withdrawal, Death and Ineligibility of Candidate · Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers

A candidate may not withdraw from the general election after the 74th day before election day.

Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.