Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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22 By: Seliger S.B. No. 897
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to an election of the board of directors of the Ochiltree
88 County Hospital District.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 1071.053, Special District Local Laws
1111 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 1071.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [PETITION]. A person who
1313 wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate
1414 for director must file with the board secretary an application in
1515 accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a petition requesting
1616 that action. The petition must be:
1717 [(1) signed by at least 25 registered voters; and
1818 [(2) filed not later than the 25th day before the date
1919 of the election].
2020 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.