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Tex. Elec. Code § 142.009 (2026)
Petition To Be Circulated After Primary
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Sec. 142.009. PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED AFTER PRIMARY. A signature on a candidate's petition is invalid if the signer:
(1) signed the petition on or before general primary election day or, if a runoff primary is held for the office sought by the candidate, on or before runoff primary election day; or
(2) voted in the general or runoff primary election of a political party that made a nomination, at either primary, for the office sought by the candidate.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2022).
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2022). “Tex. Elec. Code § 142.009. An Independent candidate’s nomination petitions and the signatures on the petitions are subject to the same requirements as Minor Parties’ petitions and signatures.”
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2022). “Tex. Elec. Code § 142.009. An Independent candidate’s nomination petitions and the signatures on the petitions are subject to the same requirements as Minor Parties’ petitions and signatures.”
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