{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1097.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.053","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 not fewer than 10 registered voters; and\n(2) filed at least 25 days 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 1097. SOUTH WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1097.htm#1097.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"bb39f26ef8ac9bb6cf1d31a358ad0f5127be0dab93302b8900cc7ba1bbe7e9d9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1097.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1097.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}