Texas has a unique law saying a party that is not now on the ballot, but which intends to try to get on the ballot, must notify the Secretary of State at the beginning of any election year. So far, three parties have notified the Texas Secretary of State that they intend to try: (1) the Christian Party; (2) the Modern Whig Party; (3) the Veterans Party.
Parties already on the ballot in Texas are Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican.
I doubt any of them has the resources to pull it off, but I wish them the best of luck.
The three parties have told the Secretary of State that they intend to nominate by convention. If the Libertarian and Green parties intend to nominate by convention this year, they must also inform the Secretary of State (Election Code 181.0041).
Political parties are also required to file their rules and bylaws with the Secretary of State, and to post these on their internet website. Do you know the website of the 5 parties?
These 3 organizations have no presence in Texas and have a negligible chance of achieving ballot access.
Jim,
Libertarian Party: http://www.lp.org/
Libertarian Party of Texas: http://www.lptexas.org/
Green Party: http://gp.org/
Green Party of Texas: http://www.txgreens.org/
Christian Party of America: http://christianpartyonline.com/wp/
Christian Party of Texas: http://christianpartyoftexas.com/
Modern Whig Party: http://www.modernwhig.org/
No state party website yet.
Veterans Party of America: http://www.veteranspartyofamerica.org/
Veterans Party of Texas: http://vptx.org/