Sec. 141.062.  VALIDITY OF PETITION.  (a)  To be valid, a petition must:
(1)  be timely filed with the appropriate authority;
(2)  contain valid signatures in the number required by this code;  and
(3)  comply with any other applicable requirements for validity prescribed by this code.
(b)  A petition may consist of multiple parts.
(c)  After the filing deadline:
(1)  a candidate may not amend a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application; and
(2)  the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to a petition in lieu of a filing fee submitted with the candidate's application.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1135), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.