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Tex. Elec. Code § 277.001 (2026)

Applicability Of Chapter

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Sec. 277.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to a petition authorized or required to be filed under a law outside this code in connection with an election.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 16(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: City of Sherman v. Hudman, 996 S.W.2d 904 (Tex. App. 1999).
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City of Sherman v. Hudman, 996 S.W.2d 904 (Tex. App. 1999). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 277.001 (Vernon Supp.”
Baugh v. Williams, 762 S.W.2d 627 (Tex. App. 1988). “” No attempt is made in that statute to define what constitutes a valid signature on such a petition. The Election Code, however, does enumerate the requirements for valid petition signatures, and those requirements expressly apply to petitions “authorized or required to be…”
Annise D. Parker, Mayor, Anna Russell, City Sec'y, & City of Houston v. David B. Wilson (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “1(b) Page -7- STATEMENT OF THE CASE This is yet another attempt by the City of Houston and its officials to not comply with ministerial duties to count and certify the petitions presented by over 22,000 voters for a proposed amendment to Houston's City Charter.”
Shana Elliott & Lawrence Kalke v. City of Coll. Station, Texas; Karl Mooney, in His Off. Capacity as Mayor of the City of Coll. Station; & Bryan Woods, in His Off. Capacity as the City Manager of the City of Coll. Station (Tex. 2025). “103 (making Chapter 277 of the Election Code applicable to a petition requesting removal); see also TEX. ELEC. CODE §§ 277.001–.004 (governing the requisites for a petition prescribed by law outside of the Election Code).”
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