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Texas Statutes § 277.0024 Computing Number of Signatures

⤴ Up to Chapter 277: Petition Prescribed by Law Outside Code

Statute Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the minimum number of signatures required for a petition is determined by a computation applied to the number of registered voters of a particular territory, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded from the computation.
(b) The signature of a voter whose name appears on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, is considered valid if the voter:
(1) is otherwise eligible to vote in the territory; and
(2) provides a residence address located in the territory.

History

Amended by Acts 2021 , Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session , ch. 711 , Sec. 98 , eff. 9/1/2021 .

Added by Acts 1995 , 74th Leg., ch. 797 , Sec. 43 , eff. 9/1/1995 .

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