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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 277.0024. Computing Number of Signatures

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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