Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1051.053 · Subchapter B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
BALLOT PETITION.
Verbatim from the official edition
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 10 voters;
(2) specify the place for which the person is to be a candidate; and
(3) be filed not later than the 31st day before the date of the election.
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1051.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 8287d1f899b68b8e7a1fb43854f236e7917cb005cfb97caa46ecaad899a5584a
- Composed by
- 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
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.