GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The petition shall be filed
with the same officer with whom an application for a place on the ballot for the
office being sought is to be filed and must be filed at the same time as such
application. The petition may consist of several parts, and each part may
consist of several pages. The statement in the box at the head of the page must
appear at the head of each page of signatures. The affidavit at the bottom of
the page must accompany each part but is not required for each page of
signatures. The person or persons who circulate the petition must be
administered the affidavit by the proper officer.
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A. INSTRUCTIONS (Petition in
Lieu of Filing Fee):
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The minimum number of
signatures that must appear on the petition is:
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(1) 5,000, for a statewide
office; or
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(2) For a district, county,
or precinct office, the lesser of:
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(A) 5005,
or
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(B) two percent of the total
votes received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all the
candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election,
unless that number is under 50, in which case the required number of signatures
is the lesser of:
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(i) 50; or
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(ii) 20 percent of that total
vote
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B. INSTRUCTIONS (Petition for
Judicial Office on Primary Ballot):
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The petition must contain at least 250 signatures of voters eligible to vote for
the office sought. No signatures on the petition may be collected on the grounds
of a county courthouse or courthouse annex. The petition applies to all
candidates running for judicial office, including justice of the peace, in
Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, and Harris Counties and all candidates running for
Justice, Court of Appeals in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 14th Judicial
Districts.
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C. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
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A judicial candidate for whom
the petition for judicial office applies, who decides to file by a petition in
lieu of filing fee, candidate must file a total of 750 signatures on this form.
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FOOTNOTES: |
1 Insert
candidate’s name
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2 Insert office
title, including any place number or other distinguishing number
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3 Insert
political party’s name
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4 All oaths,
affidavits, or affirmations made within this State may be administered and a
certificate of the fact given by a judge, clerk, or commissioner of any court of
record; a notary public; a justice of the peace; the Secretary of State of
Texas.
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5 For a
candidate for a judicial district office, including justice of the peace, that
is contained wholly or partially in a county with a population of more than
850,000, the petition in lieu of filing fee must contain an additional 250
signatures. This includes all judicial races in Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, and
Harris Counties and all candidates running for the Justice, Court of Appeals in
the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 14th Judicial Districts.
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Either the voter registration certificate number or
the date of birth is required.
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NOTE:
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To determine number of signatures required, view the
Number of Votes Cast in 2006 Governor’s Race by Precinct link, then follow
instructions from Part A, B, or C as applicable.
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To determine which precincts are in each district,
view Precinct Grid of Elected Officials link.
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Petition Form
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View Number of Votes Cast in 2010 Governor's Race by Precinct
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View Precinct Grid of Elected Officials
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