Sec. 363.252. APPLICATION FOR PETITION. (a) On written application of 10 or more registered voters of the district, the clerk of the political subdivision that created the district shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among registered voters for their signatures.
(b) To be valid, an application for a petition to continue the district must contain:
(1) the following heading: "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";
(2) the following statement of the issue to be voted on: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued";
(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants: "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be continued"; and
(4) the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.
(c) To be valid, an application for a petition to dissolve the district must contain:
(1) the following heading: "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";
(2) the following statement of the issue to be voted on: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished";
(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants: "It is the purpose and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that the crime control and prevention district be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax in ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) be abolished"; and
(4) the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts
Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District
Section 363.251. Referendum Authorized
Section 363.2515. Continuation of District: Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 363.252. Application for Petition
Section 363.254. Copies of Application and Petition
Section 363.255. Filing of Petition
Section 363.256. Review by Clerk
Section 363.257. Certification
Section 363.258. Election Order
Section 363.259. Applicability of Election Code
Section 363.260. Results of Referendum