Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 11. PUBLIC SAFETY |
Subtitle C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Chapter 363. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICTS |
Subchapter F. REFERENDUM ON CONTINUATION OR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT |
Sec. 363.255. FILING OF PETITION
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To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:
(1) be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and
(2) contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the political subdivision equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the political subdivision for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.