Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062

VALIDITY OF PETITION

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Brady v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals (1990)

Most recently applied in In Re Bell (January 2002)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

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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.

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.