{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.053","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:\n(1) be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the district as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters;\n(2) be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the same day that an application for a place on the ballot must be filed under Section 144.005, Election Code; and\n(3) specify the single-member district the candidate wants to represent.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 246 (H.B. 969), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 692 (H.B. 2688), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1053 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1024. ECTOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1024.htm#1024.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"dbf8743f9e9ee68d0cf03563ed8140afcb922f50d5bc5d83ce3b4e4b44b659a6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}