Tex. Occ. Code § 2035.006 · Subchapter A. LEGALIZATION ELECTION
CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To be valid, the petition must contain:
(1) a heading, as follows: "Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Horse Races" or "Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Greyhound Races," as appropriate;
(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on, in the same words used in the application;
(3) a statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, as follows: "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on horse races be legalized in __________ County" or "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races be legalized in __________ County," as appropriate;
(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and
(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the county clerk on each page.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2035.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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