Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 1086.053 · 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 a position as an elected director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must:
(1) be signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district, as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters;
(2) be filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code; and
(3) specify the commissioners precinct the candidate wants to represent.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1086.htm
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