Committee debates whether charter should set candidate signature numbers or track Texas election code
The Odessa Charter Review Committee discussed whether to enshrine a fixed signature or fee requirement in the city charter or to defer to the Texas Election Code (which sets the petition minimum as the greater of 25 or 0.5 percent). Members weighed enforceability and administrative burden if state law changes.
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The Odessa Charter Review Committee debated whether to leave candidate filing thresholds in the charter or to “track the statute” so changes in state law would automatically apply. A staff member noted the election code’s formula and urged that the charter avoid a number that could become outdated.
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