Sec. 142.004.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.
(b)  An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031, be accompanied by a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.