Sec. 162.010.  DURATION OF AFFILIATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year in which the person became affiliated.
(b)  A party affiliation made in an odd-numbered year expires on the first day on which a person may file an application for a place on the general primary election ballot.
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. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.