Sec. 1082.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person seeking to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must:
(1) be signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district, as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters, who:
(A) reside in the appropriate single-member district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent a single-member district; or
(B) reside anywhere in the district, if the person seeks to become a candidate to represent the district at large;
(2) be filed not later than the 31st day before the date of the election; and
(3) specify the single-member district the person seeks to represent or specify that the candidate seeks to represent the district at large.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
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