Texas Election Code

§ 141.067 — WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE

EL § 141.067Title 9. CANDIDATES · Ch. 141. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE GENERALLY · Art. C. PETITION

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(a)A signature may be withdrawn from a petition as provided by this section.

(b)To withdraw a signature, the signer must request that the signer's signature be withdrawn.

(c)To be effective, a withdrawal request must:

(1)be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the signer of the petition; and

(2)be filed with the authority with whom the petition is required to be filed not later than the date the petition is received by the authority or the seventh day before the petition filing deadline, whichever is earlier.

(d)A withdrawal request filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.