Not according to my source in Texas. According to him:

The 'purpose' of the convention for 'primary' parties is to select their delegates and alternates to go up the chain (national), formulate and deliberate on any platform / rules changes for the state party and to submit resolutions to be considered by the platform committees at national.

Their 'candidates' are all elected during the primary which determines who will move on to the general election. For state-wide candidates, it isn't an issue as the report submitted to the SoS after the primary determines this. However, the Dems and Reps did not hold their national convention, and hence complete their 'nomination' process until after the deadline. That is their screwup.

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Both of these parties are 'primary' parties as their gubernatorial candidates garner in excess of 15%. Therefore, they are governed by §161-§174.

§181 is not germain to the dnc and rnc. They do not 'nominate' via convention with respect to their state candidates.

That said, ALL parties are subject to §192.031 regardless of how they nominate candidates and whether or not they are 'organized' or 'unorganized' which are governed under §181 & §182 respectively.

Bottom line. The election is at this point illegitimate and there is an overt attempt to violate the law and steal the election. PERIOD.

We shall see if they appeal to federal court. Can enough money be raised?

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