# Tex. Election Code § 1.008: TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.008

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Election Code § 1.008
- **Heading:** TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.008

## Text

When this code requires an application, notice, report, or other document or paper to be delivered, submitted, or filed within a specified period or before a specified deadline, a delivery, submission, or filing by first-class United States mail is timely, except as otherwise provided by this code, if:

(1) it is properly addressed with postage prepaid; and

(2) it bears a post office cancellation mark indicating a time within the period or before the deadline, or if the person required to take the action furnishes satisfactory proof that it was deposited in the mail within the period or before the deadline.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Election Code § 1.001 § 1.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.001.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.002 § 1.002. APPLICABILITY OF CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.002.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.003 § 1.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.003.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.004 § 1.004. INTERNAL REFERENCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.004.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.005 § 1.005. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.005.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.006 § 1.006. EFFECT OF WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.006.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.007 § 1.007. DELIVERING, SUBMITTING, AND FILING DOCUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.007.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.008 § 1.008. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.008.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.009 § 1.009. TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.009.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.010 § 1.010. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL FORMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.010.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.011 § 1.011. SIGNING DOCUMENT BY WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.011.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.012 § 1.012. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ELECTION RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.012.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.013 § 1.013. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.013.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.014 § 1.014. ELECTION EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.014.md)

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