Sec. 363.253. PETITION. (a) To be valid, a petition for a referendum to continue a district must contain:
(1) the following heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Continue the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";
(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;
(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners 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";
(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and
(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.
(b) To be valid, a petition for a referendum to dissolve a district must contain:
(1) the following heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District and to Abolish the Crime Control and Prevention District Sales and Use Tax";
(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;
(3) the following statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners 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";
(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and
(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the political subdivision on each page.
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