Texas Election Code
§ 87.027 — SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE
EL § 87.027Title 7. EARLY VOTING · Part A. EARLY VOTING · Ch. 87. PROCESSING EARLY VOTING RESULTS · Art. B. DELIVERING MATERIALS TO BOARD
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a signature verification committee may be appointed in any election. The early voting clerk is the authority responsible for determining whether a signature verification committee is to be appointed. If the clerk determines that a committee is to be appointed, the clerk shall issue a written order calling for the appointment. (a-1) A signature verification committee shall be appointed in the general election for state and county officers on submission to the early voting clerk of a written request for the committee by at least 15 registered voters of the county. The request must be submitted not later than the preceding October 1, and a request submitted by mail is considered to be submitted at the time of its receipt by the clerk.
(b)The following authority is responsible for appointing the members of a signature verification committee:
(1)the county election board, in an election for which the board is established;
(2)the county chair, in a primary election; and
(3)the governing body of the political subdivision, in an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county.
(c)Not later than the fifth day after the date the early voting clerk issues the order calling for the appointment of a signature verification committee, or not later than October 15 for a committee required under Subsection (a-1), the appropriate authority shall appoint the members of the committee and designate one of the appointees as chair, subject to Subsection (d). The authority shall fill a vacancy on the committee by appointment as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs, subject to Subsection (d). The early voting clerk shall post notice of the name and residence address of each appointee. The notice must remain posted continuously for the period beginning the day after the date of the appointment and ending on the last day of the committee's operation in the election.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 88 (S.B. 895), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 14, eff. December 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 5.11, eff. December 2, 2021.