Texas Election Code 172.088 – Voter Petition for Referendum
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(a) Voters by petition may require that a proposal to include a demand for specific legislation or any other matter in a political party’s platform or resolutions be submitted to a vote in the party’s general primary election by placement on the general primary election ballot.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a petition under this section must satisfy the requirements prescribed by § 141.062 for a candidate’s petition and must state the proposal that is to be submitted. The petition is otherwise subject to the applicable provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 141, except as provided by this section.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 172.088
- Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Proposition: means the wording appearing on a ballot to identify a measure. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A political party by rule may provide for restricting petition signers on the basis of party alignment or preference.
(d) The petition must be filed with the state chair of the political party holding the primary to which the petition applies before the date of the regular filing deadline for candidates’ applications for a place on the primary ballot.
(e) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is five percent of the total vote received by all candidates for governor in the party’s most recent gubernatorial general primary election.
(f) A signer’s voter registration is not required to be in any particular territory.
(g) The state executive committee shall prescribe the wording of the ballot language for the proposition submitted by the petition.
