Tex. Education Code § 11.055
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 11.055, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 11.055. APPLICATION TO GET ON BALLOT.
Official statutory text
(a) An application of a candidate for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 78th day before the date of the election. An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.
(b) In a district in which the positions on the board of trustees are not authorized to be designated by number, an applicant is not required to state which other candidate, if any, the applicant is opposing.
(c) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate for a position on the board of trustees of a school district must include a statement that the candidate is aware that a person is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district if the person is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) In a district in which the positions on the board of trustees are not authorized to be designated by number, an applicant is not required to state which other candidate, if any, the applicant is opposing.
(c) An application for a place on the ballot as a candidate for a position on the board of trustees of a school district must include a statement that the candidate is aware that a person is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district if the person is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.
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