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Tex. Elec. Code § 142.007

NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Miller v. Nelson (2024)

Most recently applied in Miller v. Nelson (September 2024)

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

The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition is:

(1) for a statewide office, one percent of the total vote received by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election; or

(2) for a district, county, or precinct office, the lesser of:

(A) 500; or

(B) five percent of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is under 25, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:

(i) 25; or

(ii) 10 percent of that total vote.

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