{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.053","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 10 registered voters; and\n(2) filed at least 25 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 1037. HAMLIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1037.htm#1037.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"8827a3108d3709e4539f9556dbdda956e0c2d7c8271c1bdcb7535f1b24a83c5d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1037.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}