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Tex. Elec. Code § 172.025 (2026)

Number Of Petition Signatures Required

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Sec. 172.025. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Section 172.021(b) is:

(1) 5,000, for a statewide office; or

(2) for a district, county, or precinct office, the lesser of:

(A) 500; or

(B) two percent of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all the candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is under 50, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:

(i) 50; or

(ii) 20 percent of that total vote.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 13(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2010 · leading case: In Re Francis, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006).

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In Re Francis, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 2× “TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.025. [3] We note that this case involves no allegations of actual fraud.”

Fitch v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 834 S.W.2d 335 (Tex. 1992). · cites it 2× “See Tex.Elec.Code § 172.025. [3] "The supreme court or a court of appeals may issue a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of any duty imposed by law in connection with the holding of an election or a political party convention, regardless of whether the person responsible…”

White v. Stanley, 707 S.W.2d 883 (Tex. 1986). “TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 172.025 (Vernon Pamph.”

Sheryl Sachtleben v. Phillip Bennett (Tex. App. 2010). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 141.062 (Vernon 2010).”

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