Sec. 5003.054. PLACING CANDIDATE ON BALLOT; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A person qualified under this section to be a candidate for the office of commissioner may file an application with the board to have the person's name placed on the ballot. The application must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the election date for that office.
(b) The application must include an affidavit made by the applicant under oath disclosing that the applicant is:
(1) a bona fide resident of the precinct that the person seeks to represent; and
(2) a qualified voter who owns real property in the area.
(c) If the application is timely filed in proper form, the board shall place the applicant's name on the official ballot.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.
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