Texas Local Government Code

§ 21.103 — REVIEW OF PETITION

LG § 21.103Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT · Ch. 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY · Art. C. REMOVAL OF MEMBER OF GOVERNING BODY OF CERTAIN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES FOLLOWING ELECTION

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(a)Not later than the 10th day after the date a petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall review the petition and determine whether the petition is valid.

(b)If the municipal clerk determines the petition is valid, the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating that the petition is valid and submit the petition and certificate to the governing body of the municipality as soon as practicable. If the clerk determines that the petition is not valid:

(1)the clerk shall attach a certificate to the petition stating the facts supporting the determination that the petition is not valid;

(2)the clerk shall notify the person who filed the petition of the clerk's determination;

(3)the petition may be amended or supplemented and resubmitted not later than the 10th day after the date of the certification under Subdivision (1); and

(4)the clerk shall return the petition to the person who filed it.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 3015), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.