Tex. Tax Code Section 6.032
Ballot Procedures for Elected Directors; Filing Fee or Petition

(a)

Except as provided by this section, Chapter 144 (Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other than County or City), Election Code, applies to a candidate for an elective position on an appraisal district board of directors.

(b)

An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the county judge of the county in which the appraisal district is established and be accompanied by a filing fee prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section or a petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062 (Validity of Petition), Election Code, and Subsection (d) of this section.

(c)

The filing fee for a place on the ballot is:

(1)

$400 for a county with a population of 200,000 or more; or

(2)

$200 for a county with a population of less than 200,000.

(d)

The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Subsection (b) is the lesser of:

(1)

500; or

(2)

two percent of the total vote received in the county by all the candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is less than 50, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:

(A)

50; or

(B)

20 percent of that total vote.

(e)

A filing fee received under this section shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general fund.

(f)

The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 2), Sec. 5.04, eff. October 12, 2023.

Source: Section 6.032 — Ballot Procedures for Elected Directors; Filing Fee or Petition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.­6.­htm#6.­032 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

6.01
Appraisal Districts Established 6.02
District Boundaries 6.03
Board of Directors 6.04
Organization, Meetings, and Compensation 6.05
Appraisal Office 6.06
Appraisal District Budget and Financing 6.07
Taxing Unit Boundaries 6.08
Notice of Optional Exemptions 6.09
Designation of District Depository 6.10
Disapproval of Board Actions 6.11
Purchasing and Contracting Authority 6.12
Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board 6.13
District Records 6.14
Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council 6.15
Ex Parte Communications 6.16
Residential Property Owner Assistance 6.21
County Assessor-collector 6.22
Assessor and Collector for Other Taxing Units 6.23
Duties of Assessor and Collector 6.24
Contracts for Assessment and Collection 6.26
Election to Consolidate Assessing and Collecting Functions 6.27
Compensation for Assessment and Collection 6.28
Bonds for State and County Taxes 6.29
Bonds for Other Taxes 6.30
Attorneys Representing Taxing Units 6.031
Changes in Board Membership or Selection 6.032
Ballot Procedures for Elected Directors 6.033
Recall of Director 6.034
Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors 6.035
Restrictions on Eligibility and Conduct of Board Members and Chief Appraisers and Their Relatives 6.036
Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited 6.037
Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters 6.41
Appraisal Review Board 6.42
Organization, Meetings and Compensation 6.43
Personnel 6.051
Ownership or Lease of Real Property 6.052
Taxpayer Liaison Officer 6.053
Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities 6.054
Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District 6.061
Changes in Method of Financing 6.062
Publication of Budget 6.063
Financial Audit 6.155
Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited 6.231
Continuing Education 6.275
Release of Assessor and Collector from Liability 6.0301
Board of Directors in Populous Counties 6.411
Ex Parte Communications 6.412
Restrictions on Eligibility of Board Members 6.413
Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited 6.414
Auxiliary Appraisal Review Board Members 6.425
Special Appraisal Review Board Panels in Certain Districts 6.0501
Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller
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Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 6.032’s source at texas​.gov