Texas § 141.062 VALIDITY OF PETITION.

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§ 141.062 — VALIDITY OF PETITION.

Texas § 141.062

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 141.062 (2026).

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Sec. 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.

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Sec. 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.

Legislative History

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.