Sec. 1082.053. BALLOT PETITION  


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  • A person seeking 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 of the district, as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters, who:

    (A) reside in the appropriate single-member district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent a single-member district; or

    (B) reside anywhere in the district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent the district at large;

    (2) be filed not later than the 31st day before the date of the election; and

    (3) specify the single-member district the person seeks to represent or specify that the candidate seeks to represent the district at large.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 , Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.