{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1020.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.053","heading":"BALLOT PETITION.","body":"A person who wants 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 be:\n(1) signed by at least 25 registered voters; and\n(2) filed at least 30 days before the date of the election.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1020. DEAF SMITH COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1020.htm#1020.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"4bc6eadd82a1290b6efe5b95dedba7c9259a4471f1b2982e58cc0899e9b85f9a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1020.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1020.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}