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.