Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1085.053 · 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 10 registered voters who reside in the district;
(2) be filed at least 31 days before the date of the election; and
(3) specify the county commissioners precinct the candidate wants to represent or specify that the candidate wants to represent the district at large.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1085.htm
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- sha256 d1eb1815e404d0f3d14dac15681b44cbb1c85782f6b77583029266bc4d6efb10
- 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
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