Filing Authority

The person with whom an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed. For political subdivisions other than a county and a city, the secretary of the governing body is the filing authority. For cities, it is the city secretary. For county level offices appearing on the primary election ballot, it is the party county chair. For district and state offices appearing on the primary election ballot, it is the state party chair. For independent or write-in candidates for county level offices, it is the county judge. For independent or write-in candidates for district and state offices, it is the SOS.