Texas Election Code 172.053 – Administrative Declaration of Ineligibility After Polls Close
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Terms Used In Texas Election Code 172.053
- Final canvass: means the canvass from which the official result of an election is determined. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- 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
Except for a judicial action in which a candidate’s eligibility is in issue, after the polls close on primary election day and before the final canvass for the office sought by the candidate is completed, a candidate for nomination may be declared ineligible only by the presiding officer of the primary’s final canvassing authority for that office.