{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1091.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.053","heading":"BALLOT PETITION.","body":"A person seeking 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 of the district as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters; and\n(2) filed not later than the 31st day before the date of the election.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1091. RICE HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1091.htm#1091.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"248da057543253ca46f8556f12b89410423785862925bd259946b954546d11b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1091.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1091.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}