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Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062 (2026)

Validity Of Petition

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Sec. 141.062. VALIDITY OF PETITION. (a) To be valid, a petition must:

(1) be timely filed with the appropriate authority;

(2) contain valid signatures in the number required by this code; and

(3) comply with any other applicable requirements for validity prescribed by this code.

(b) A petition may consist of multiple parts.

(c) After the filing deadline:

(1) a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and

(2) the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1135), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: In Re Bell, 91 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. 2002).
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In Re Bell, 91 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 8× “And, if a candidate for justice of the peace in a county with a population of more than 850,000 pays the filing fee, the accompanying petition must have 250 signatures. Tex. Elec.Code § 172.021(b), (e). Section 141.”
Brady v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 795 S.W.2d 712 (Tex. 1990). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.062 (Vernon 1986): (a) To be valid, a petition must: (1) be timely filed with the appropriate authority; (2) contain valid signatures in the number required by this code; and (3) comply with any other applicable requirements for validity prescribed by…”
Cohen v. Strake, 743 S.W.2d 366 (Tex. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Cohen's first contention that James Scott's petitions do not comply with TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 141.062(a)(2) (Vernon 1986), which requires valid signatures in the number specified by the Code for a petition to be lawful.”
Fitch v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 834 S.W.2d 335 (Tex. 1992). · cites it 2× “Fitch contends that her failure to include her party affiliation on her petitions should be excused because she established by the affidavits of all the persons who circulated petitions for her that every voter who signed a petition was told that she "is a Democrat and that they…”
Bejarano v. Hunter, 899 S.W.2d 346 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 141.062 (Vernon 1986) [emphasis added].”
Pilcher v. Rains, 683 F. Supp. 1130 (W.D. Tex. 1988). · cites it 4× “The election laws of the State of Texas that require the voter registration number on a political party petition in order to make it valid are Texas Election Code §§ 141.062(a)(3), 141.”
in Re Joe G. Vera & Florentino Morales, 71 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. App. 2002). “2002) requires that the candidate make an application in compliance with TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 141.031 (Vernon Supp.”
Plummer v. Veselka, 744 S.W.2d 347 (Tex. App. 1988). “062” of the Texas Election Code. Texas Election Code section 141.”
in Re Susan \Suzy\" Falgout" (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “7, 10, 12 TEX. ELEC. CODE, § 141.034 ..............”
Bilyeu v. Esparza (W.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “As part of that process, primary party candidates are required to: (a) pay a filing fee; or (b) submit a nomination petition that complies with Texas Election Code § 141.062 and is signed by a specified number of eligible voters.”
Sheryl Sachtleben v. Phillip Bennett (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 141.062 (Vernon 2010).”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062(a) — 1 case
In Re Bell, 91 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. 2002). “And, if a candidate for justice of the peace in a county with a population of more than 850,000 pays the filing fee, the accompanying petition must have 250 signatures. Tex. Elec.Code § 172.021(b), (e). Section 141.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062(a)(2) — 2 cases
In Re Bell, 91 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. 2002). “And, if a candidate for justice of the peace in a county with a population of more than 850,000 pays the filing fee, the accompanying petition must have 250 signatures. Tex. Elec.Code § 172.021(b), (e). Section 141.”
Cohen v. Strake, 743 S.W.2d 366 (Tex. App. 1988). “Cohen's first contention that James Scott's petitions do not comply with TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 141.062(a)(2) (Vernon 1986), which requires valid signatures in the number specified by the Code for a petition to be lawful.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062(a)(2)(A) — 1 case
In Re Bell, 91 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. 2002). “And, if a candidate for justice of the peace in a county with a population of more than 850,000 pays the filing fee, the accompanying petition must have 250 signatures. Tex. Elec.Code § 172.021(b), (e). Section 141.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062(a)(3) — 1 case
Pilcher v. Rains, 683 F. Supp. 1130 (W.D. Tex. 1988). “The election laws of the State of Texas that require the voter registration number on a political party petition in order to make it valid are Texas Election Code §§ 141.062(a)(3), 141.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 141.062(c) — 1 case
in Re Susan \Suzy\" Falgout" (Tex. App. 2017). “7, 10, 12 TEX. ELEC. CODE, § 141.034 ..............”
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