Persons wishing to run Nov. 3 as a write-in candidate in local races must register with the county clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.
The procedure is required because of a state law that was effective Aug. 28.
Write-in candidates must file a “Declaration of Intent” to be a write-in candidate for their votes to be tabulated. The requirement applies even if no candidate has filed for the office.
Persons can file the paperwork in the county clerk’s office on the top level of the Texas County Administrative Center on Grand Avenue in Houston. The task for state and federal offices is done in the Missouri secretary of state’s office in Jefferson City.
