Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1024.053 · Subchapter B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
BALLOT PETITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must:
(1) be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the district as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters;
(2) be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the same day that an application for a place on the ballot must be filed under Section 144.005, Election Code; and
(3) specify the single-member district the candidate wants to represent.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 969), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 692 (H.B. 2688), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1053 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1024.htm
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