Sec. 203.005.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on a special 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:
(1)  state the political party with which the candidate is aligned or, if the candidate is not aligned with a party, state that fact;  and
(2)  be accompanied by:
(A)  a filing fee in the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election;  or
(B)  a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.