If signatures on a petition that is required to contain more than 1,000 signatures are to be verified by the authority with whom the candidate's application is required to be filed, the authority may use as the basis for the verification any reasonable statistical sampling method that ensures an accuracy rate of at least 95 percent.
Tex. Elec. Code § 141.069
VERIFYING SIGNATURES BY STATISTICAL SAMPLE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 430 F. Supp. 2d 661 - Strayhorn v. Williams (2006)
Most recently applied in 430 F. Supp. 2d 661 - Strayhorn v. Williams (May 2006)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.