§ 141.001 Eligibility Requirements for Public Office
§ 141.002 Effect of Boundary Change On Residence Requirement for Precinct Office
§ 141.003 Age and Residence Requirements for Home-Rule City Office
§ 141.004 Effect of Boundary Change On Residence Requirement for City Office
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Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 141 > Subchapter A - Eligibility for Public Office

  • Independent candidate: means a candidate in a nonpartisan election or a candidate in a partisan election who is not the nominee of a political party. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005