Tex. Election Code Section 141.062
Validity of Petition


(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.

(c)

After the filing deadline:

(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.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1135), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 141.062 — Validity of Petition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­141.­htm#141.­062 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 141.062’s source at texas​.gov