Texas § 141.101 COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED.

Texas Statutes

§ 141.101 — COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED.

Texas § 141.101

Code ELElection Code

This text of Texas § 141.101 (COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 141.101 (2026).

Text

Sec. 141.101. COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED.

(a)A person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person to:

(1)not file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy; or

(2)withdraw as a candidate.

(b)In this section, "coercion" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code.

(c)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the intimidation or coercion is a threat to commit a felony, in which event it is a felony of the third degree. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Election Code, Section 2.054 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107 ), Sec. 82, eff. September 1, 2021.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 141.101. COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person to:
(1) not file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy; or
(2) withdraw as a candidate.
(b) In this section, "coercion" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the intimidation or coercion is a threat to commit a felony, in which event it is a felony of the third degree.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Election Code, Section 2.054 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107 ), Sec. 82, eff. September 1, 2021.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 667, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.