Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ELECTION CODE |
Title 9. CANDIDATES |
Chapter 141. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE GENERALLY |
Subchapter C. PETITION |
Sec. 141.062. VALIDITY OF PETITION
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(a) To be valid, a petition must:
(1) be timely filed with the appropriate authority;
(2) contain valid signatures in the number required by this code; and
(3) comply with any other applicable requirements for validity prescribed by this code.
(b) A petition may consist of multiple parts.
(c) After the filing deadline:
(1) a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and
(2) the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.