Tex. Election Code Section 141.066
Signing More than One Petition Prohibited

(a)

A person may not sign the petition of more than one candidate for the same office in the same election.

(b)

The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a petition: “Signing the petition of more than one candidate for the same office in the same election is prohibited.”

(c)

A signature on a candidate’s petition is invalid if the signer signed the petition subsequent to signing a petition of another candidate for the same office in the same election.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 141.066 — Signing More than One Petition Prohibited, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.141.htm#141.066 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

141.001
Eligibility Requirements for Public Office 141.002
Effect of Boundary Change on Residence Requirement for Precinct Office 141.003
Age and Residence Requirements for Home-rule City Office 141.004
Effect of Boundary Change on Residence Requirement for City Office 141.031
General Requirements for Application 141.032
Review of Application 141.033
Filing Applications for More than One Office Prohibited 141.034
Limitation on Challenge of Application 141.035
Application as Public Information 141.036
Preservation of Application 141.037
Form of Name Certified for Placement on Ballot 141.038
Refund of Filing Fee 141.039
Official Application Form 141.040
Notice of Deadlines and Filing Methods 141.061
Applicability of Subchapter 141.062
Validity of Petition 141.063
Validity of Signature 141.064
Method of Acquiring Signature 141.065
Affidavit of Circulator 141.066
Signing More than One Petition Prohibited 141.067
Withdrawal of Signature 141.068
Duty of Local Authority to Verify Signatures 141.069
Verifying Signatures by Statistical Sample 141.070
Estimating Gubernatorial Vote for Territory with Changed Boundary 141.101
Coercion Against Candidacy Prohibited 141.0311
Additional Requirements for Application for Judicial Office

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 141.066’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 141.066 — Signing More than One Petition Prohibited, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.141.htm#141.066 (last accessed Apr. 29, 2024).