Texas Election Code 162.008 – Affiliation Procedure: Taking Oath Generally
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(a) A person may affiliate with a political party at any time by taking an oath of affiliation.
(b) On request of a person desiring to affiliate with a political party, a member of the county executive committee for the county in which the person resides or other person authorized by party rule shall administer the following oath: “I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year. I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party.”
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 162.008
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Voting year: means the 12-month period beginning January 1 of each year. See Texas Election Code 1.005
(c) After administering the oath, the committee member or authorized person may stamp the party’s name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space. If the person does not present a registration certificate, the committee member or authorized person on the person’s request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.