Sec. 162.001.  AFFILIATION WITH PARTY REQUIRED.  (a)  A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible:
(1)  to serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by the party under this code;
(2)  to be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee;
(3)  to be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee; or
(4)  for any other purpose within the party as adopted by state party rules.
(b)  The affiliation requirement prescribed by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) applies only during a voting year in which the general election for state and county officers is held and does not apply until:
(1)  general primary election day, for a party holding a primary election;  or
(2)  the date of the precinct conventions held under this title, for a party nominating by convention.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.