Sec. 172.027. STATEMENT ON PETITION. The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a petition to be filed under Section 172.021: "I know that the purpose of this petition is to entitle (insert candidate's name) to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the office of (insert office title, including any place number or other distinguishing number) for the (insert political party's name) primary election. I understand that by signing this petition I become ineligible to vote in a primary election or participate in a convention of another party, including a party not holding a primary election, during the voting year in which this primary election is held."
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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 128, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case:
In Re Francis, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006).
In Re Francis, 186 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2006).
· cites it 2× “[3] TEX. ELEC. CODE § 172.027. Less nefarious than election fraud, but no less important, is the objective of avoiding voter confusion.”
Fitch v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 834 S.W.2d 335 (Tex. 1992).
· cites it 2× “See Tex.Elec.Code § 172.027. The Texas Election Code requires that the following statement appear at the top of each page of a candidate's petition: I know that the purpose of this petition is to entitle (insert candidate's name) to have his name placed on the ballot for the…”
O'Neill v. Bentsen, 824 S.W.2d 744 (Tex. App. 1992).
· cites it 2× “Bentsen placed Bonnie Fitch’s name on that list despite the fact that her petition did not comply with the Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 172.027 (Vernon Supp.”
Loughry v. State, 926 S.W.2d 382 (Tex. App. 1996).
“1996); Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 172.027 (Vernon 1986).”
In Re Brown, 190 S.W.3d 768 (Tex. App. 2006).
“” See Tex. Elec Code Ann. § 172.027 (Vernon 2003).”
in Re Michele Carey Garcia (Tex. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “]” TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 172.027. “[T]he authority with whom the application is filed shall review the application to determine whether it complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate’s name to be placed on the ballot.”
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