TAX PETITIONS TO FREEZE DISABLED AND OVER-65 HOMESTEAD TAX
| If you cannot convince the officials in your taxing
entity to freeze homestead tax, you may decide to coordinate a petition
drive to force an election to freeze the tax. If you do, you will
need to obtain valid signatures of 5 percent (5%) of the registered voters who
can vote in your taxing entity (city, county, or junior college). To be successful, you will need a group of citizens to coordinate the petition drive. Petition drives in cities may be coordinated with county wide petition drives. By doing so, it may be possible to use signatures on city petitions to support county wide petition drives. To determine the minimum number of signatures you will need for your city, county, or county college; you should check with your city, county, or county college officials to confirm these numbers. |
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THE TEXAS ELECTIONS CODE |
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Section 277.002. Validity of Petition Signatures |
| This section of the Texas Elections Code was updated in September 2003 as a result of
action by the 78th Legislature. It states that a petition must
include "date of birth and residence address;
or (ii) voter registration number and, if the territory from which
signatures must be obtained is situated in more than one county, the
county of registration". To see the full text of Section 277.002 of the Election Code as revised in September 2003, CLICK HERE. Carefully review this section prior to starting a petition drive. We suggest the information for each person who signs the petition be in black ink. |
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EXAMPLE OF A TAX PETITION IN ANY TEXAS CITY OF COUNTY You can see a copy of a Tax Petition, which we suggest be used for necessary petition drives in any TEXAS COUNTY, by CLICKING HERE. To return to this page, click the back button on your web browser. The advice provided relative to the above Tarrant County petition applies equally for any tax entity in Texas. If you have trouble in printing out a petition, you may contact the webmaster shown below who will assist you. |
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