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TX Elec COde § 141.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.032. Review of Application; Notice to Candidate

Sec. 141.032.  REVIEW OF APPLICATION;  NOTICE TO CANDIDATE.  (a)  On the filing of an application for a place on the ballot, the authority with whom the application is filed shall review the application to determine whether it complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the review shall be completed not later than the fifth day after the date the application is received by the authority.(c)  If an application is accompanied by a petition, the petition is considered part of the application, and the review shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date the application is received by the authority.  However, the petition is not considered part of the application for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements applicable to each document, and a deficiency in the requirements for one document may not be remedied by the contents of the other document.  Unless the petition is challenged, the authority is only required to review the petition for facial compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure.(d)  A determination under this section that an application complies with the applicable requirements does not preclude a subsequent determination that the application does not comply, subject to Section 141.034.(e)  If an application does not comply with the applicable requirements, the authority shall reject the application and immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the reason for the rejection.(f)  This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.(g)  Except as otherwise provided by this code:(1)  a candidate may not amend an application filed under Section 141.031; and(2)  the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section 141.031.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1135), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 44), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 76, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 141.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.033. Filing Applications for More Than One Office Prohibited

Sec. 141.033.  FILING APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED.  (a)  A candidate may not file applications for a place on the ballot for two or more offices that:(1)  are not permitted by law to be held by the same person;  and(2)  are to be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day.(b)  If a person files more than one application for a place on a ballot in violation of this section, each application filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.(c)  This section does not apply to candidacy for the office of president or vice-president of the United States and another office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.034. Limitation on Challenge of Application

Sec. 141.034.  LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION.  (a)  An application for a place on the ballot may not be challenged for compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure after the 50th day before the date of the election for which the application is made.(b)  This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.(c)  A challenge must state with specificity how the application does not comply with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure.  The authority's review of the challenge is limited to the specific items challenged and any response filed with the authority by the challenged candidate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.07, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.57;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 44), Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 77, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 141.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.035. Application as Public Information

Sec. 141.035.  APPLICATION AS PUBLIC INFORMATION.  An application for a place on the ballot, including an accompanying petition, is public information immediately on its filing.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.036. Preservation of Application

Sec. 141.036.  PRESERVATION OF APPLICATION.  The authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed shall preserve each application filed with the authority for two years after the date of the election for which the application is made.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.037. Form of Name Certified for Placement on Ballot

Sec. 141.037.  FORM OF NAME CERTIFIED FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.  An authority responsible for certifying the names of candidates for placement on the ballot shall certify each name in the form indicated on the candidate's application for a place on the ballot, subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 52.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.038. Refund of Filing Fee

Sec. 141.038.  REFUND OF FILING FEE.  (a)  A filing fee paid in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot shall be refunded to the candidate or to the candidate's estate, as appropriate, if before the date of the election for which the application is made:(1)  the candidate dies;(2)  the candidate is declared ineligible;  or(3)  the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is determined not to comply with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.(b)  A claim for a refund of a filing fee must be presented to the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is filed.(c)  A filing fee may not be refunded except as provided by this section.(d)  The refunding of filing fees for home-rule city offices may be regulated by the city charter, and those regulations supersede this section to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.08, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 93, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 141.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.039. Official Application Form

Sec. 141.039.  OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM.  In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed form for an application for a place on the ballot, each official form for an application that a candidate is required to file under this code must include:(1)  a space for indicating the form in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot;(2)  a space for the candidate's public mailing address;(3)  spaces for the candidate's home and office telephone numbers and e-mail address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate's campaign;(4)  a statement informing candidates that the furnishing of the telephone numbers is optional;(5)  a statement informing candidates that knowingly providing false information on the application under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) constitutes a Class B misdemeanor; and(6)  a statement informing candidates that a candidate who indicates under Section 141.031(a)(4)(G) that the candidate has been convicted of a felony must comply with the requirements of Section 141.031(a-1).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 279 (H.B. 1593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 4555), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 141.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter B. Application for Place on Ballot|Section 141.040. Notice of Deadlines and Filing Methods

Sec. 141.040.  NOTICE OF DEADLINES AND FILING METHODS.  (a)  The authority with whom  an application for a place on the ballot under this subchapter must be filed shall post notice of the dates of the filing period in a public place in a building in which the authority has an office not later than the 30th day before:(1)  the first day on which a candidate may file the application; or(2)  the last day on which a candidate may file the application, if this code does not designate a first day on which the candidate may file the application.(b)  This section does not apply to an office filled at the general election for state and county officers.(c)  An authority shall designate an e-mail address in the notice required by this section for the purpose of filing an application for a place on the ballot under Section 143.004.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 78, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 79, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 141.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.061. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 141.061.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to each petition filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 493, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 141.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.062. Validity of Petition

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.|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.|
TX Elec COde § 141.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.063. Validity of Signature

Sec. 141.063.  VALIDITY OF SIGNATURE.  (a)  A signature on a petition is valid if:(1)  except as otherwise provided by this code, the signer, at the time of signing, is a registered voter of the territory from which the office sought is elected or has been issued a registration certificate for a registration that will become effective in that territory on or before the date of the applicable election;(2)  the petition includes the following information with respect to each signer:(A)  the signer's residence address;(B)  the signer's date of birth or the signer's voter registration number and, if the territory from which signatures must be obtained is situated in more than one county, the county of registration;(C)  the date of signing; and(D)  the signer's printed name;(3)  the part of the petition in which the signature appears contains the affidavit required by Section 141.065;(4)  each statement that is required by this code to appear on each page of the petition appears, at the time of signing, on the page on which the signature is entered; and(5)  any other applicable requirements prescribed by this code for a signature's validity are complied with.(b)  The signature is the only information that is required to appear on the petition in the signer's own handwriting.(c)  The use of ditto marks or abbreviations does not invalidate a signature if the required information is reasonably ascertainable.(d)  The omission of the state from the signer's residence address does not invalidate a signature unless the political subdivision from which the signature is obtained is situated in more than one state.  The omission of the zip code from the address does not invalidate a signature.(e)  The signer's residence address and registration address are not required to be the same if the signer would otherwise be able to vote for that office under Section 11.004 or 112.002.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 726 (H.B. 1509), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 80, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 141.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.064. Method of Acquiring Signature

Sec. 141.064.  METHOD OF ACQUIRING SIGNATURE.  A person circulating a petition must:(1)  before permitting a person to sign, point out and read to the person each statement pertaining to the signer that appears on the petition;(2)  witness each signature;(3)  ascertain that each date of signing is correct;  and(4)  before the petition is filed, verify each signer's registration status and ascertain that each registration number entered on the petition is correct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.065. Affidavit of Circulator

Sec. 141.065.  AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR.  (a)  Each part of a petition must include an affidavit of the person who circulated it, executed before a person authorized to administer oaths in this state, stating that the person:(1)  pointed out and read to each signer, before the petition was signed, each statement pertaining to the signer that appears on the petition;(2)  witnessed each signature;(3)  verified each signer's registration status; and(4)  believes each signature to be genuine and the corresponding information to be correct.(b)  If a petition contains an affidavit that complies with Subsection (a), for the purpose of determining whether the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures, the authority with whom the candidate's application is filed may treat as valid each signature to which the affidavit applies, without further verification, unless proven otherwise.(c)  A single notarized affidavit by any person who obtained signatures is valid for all signatures gathered by the person if the date of notarization is on or after the date of the last signature obtained by the person.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 2157), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 141.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.066. Signing More Than One Petition Prohibited

Sec. 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.|
TX Elec COde § 141.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.067. Withdrawal of Signature

Sec. 141.067.  WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE.  (a)  A signature may be withdrawn from a petition as provided by this section.(b)  To withdraw a signature, the signer must request that the signer's signature be withdrawn.(c)  To be effective, a withdrawal request must:(1)  be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the signer of the petition;  and(2)  be filed with the authority with whom the petition is required to be filed not later than the date the petition is received by the authority or the seventh day before the petition filing deadline, whichever is earlier.(d)  A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.(e)  The signer must deliver a copy of the withdrawal request to the candidate when the request is filed.(f)  The filing of an effective withdrawal request nullifies the signature on the petition and places the signer in the same position as if the signer had not signed the petition.(g)  If the withdrawal of a signature reduces the number of signatures on the petition below the prescribed minimum for the petition to be valid, the authority with whom the request is filed shall notify the candidate immediately by telephone, telegram, or an equally or more expeditious method of the number of withdrawn signatures.  Before the third day after the date the candidate receives the notice, the candidate's petition may be supplemented with signatures equal in number to the number of signatures withdrawn.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 141.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.068. Duty of Local Authority to Verify Signatures

Sec. 141.068.  DUTY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO VERIFY SIGNATURES.  (a)  On request of the secretary of state, a voter registrar shall verify the voter registration status of a signer of a petition filed with the secretary who the petition indicates is registered or has been accepted for registration in the county served by the registrar.(b)  On request of the secretary of state, a county clerk shall ascertain from the records in the clerk's custody whether a signer of a petition filed with the secretary is shown to have voted in a particular election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 141.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.069. Verifying Signatures by Statistical Sample

Sec. 141.069.  VERIFYING SIGNATURES BY STATISTICAL SAMPLE.  If signatures on a petition that is required to contain more than 1,000 signatures are to be verified by the authority with whom the candidate's application is required to be filed, the authority may use as the basis for the verification any reasonable statistical sampling method that ensures an accuracy rate of at least 95 percent.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 16(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 141.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 141 - Candidacy for Public Office Generally|Subchapter C. Petition|Section 141.070. Estimating Gubernatorial Vote for Territory With Changed Boundary

Sec. 141.070.  ESTIMATING GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR TERRITORY WITH CHANGED BOUNDARY.  (a)  If, since the most recent gubernatorial general election, a district or precinct from which an officer of the federal, state, or county government is elected is created or has had its boundary changed, the number of votes received in the district or precinct by a political party's gubernatorial candidate or by all the gubernatorial candidates shall be estimated, as provided by this section, for the purpose of computing the number of signatures required on a candidate's petition.(b)  The secretary of state, for a district, or the county clerk of the county in which the precinct is situated, for a precinct, shall estimate the applicable vote total on the request of:(1)  a candidate affected by the creation or change;  or(2)  an authority with whom an affected candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the secretary of state or county clerk receives an estimate request, the secretary or clerk shall certify the secretary's or clerk's estimate in writing and deliver a copy of the certification to the candidate and to the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed.(d)  If an estimate is not requested under Subsection (b), the authority with whom an affected candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed shall make the estimate before acting on a petition.(e)  If, before completing an estimate, the estimating authority determines that the total estimated vote will be large enough to make a computation of the number of signatures required to appear on the petition unnecessary, the authority may certify that fact in writing instead of completing the estimate.(f)  A candidate for an office that is affected by an estimate or by a determination made under Subsection (e) may challenge the accuracy of the estimate or determination by filing a petition, stating the ground of the challenge, in a district court having general jurisdiction in the territory involved.  Review in the district court is by trial de novo, and the court's decision is not appealable.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 96, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|