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LeftInTX

(25,224 posts)

5. All they have to do in Texas is sign an oath of affliation

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 23, 2021, 02:11 PM

Sep 2021

The party cannot do anything else, except check for statutory requirements.

A few fraudsters have even made it on to the ballot.

With a bit of detective work, one candidate found out that one of her opponents used a vacant lot for her address. She had to sue to get her off the ballot.

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How much vetting (or "vetting") do Dem candidates for office go through? [View all] awesomerwb1 Sep 2021 OP

There is no vetting to run for office. bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #1

There's no vetting for running for office, but parties can limit who can run on their ballot StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #2

All they have to do in Texas is sign an oath of affliation LeftInTX Sep 2021 #5

So..... awesomerwb1 Sep 2021 #3

There are primaries, they have to win the primary bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #4

True awesomerwb1 Sep 2021 #6