{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-277.0024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 277.0024","heading":"COMPUTING NUMBER OF SIGNATURES.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) is otherwise eligible to vote in the territory; and\n(2) provides a residence address located in the territory.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 277. PETITION PRESCRIBED BY LAW OUTSIDE CODE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.277.htm#277.0024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"8212a2590beffad60b86bb0b8d76234e9957aafc8774aaec09b3a0e23e69eb5d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-277.0023","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-277.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}