Texas Occupations Code 2035.009 – Verification of Petition
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 277.003, Election Code, the county clerk shall, on request of any person, check each name on the petition to determine whether the signer is a registered county voter.
(b) The person requesting this verification by the county clerk shall pay the county clerk a sum equal to 20 cents per name before commencement of the verification.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 2035.009
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The county clerk may not count a signature if there is reason to believe that:
(1) the signature is not the actual signature of the purported signer;
(2) the voter registration certificate number is incorrect;
(3) the signature duplicates a name or handwriting used in any other signature on the petition;
(4) the residence address of the signer is incorrect; or
(5) the name of the voter is not signed exactly as the name appears on the official copy of the current list of registered voters for the voting year in which the petition is issued.