Opinion No.

The Honorable Frank Madla Chair, Intergovernmental Relations Committee Texas State Senate Post Office Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711-2068

Re: Whether local election officials had the discretion to accept or reject signatures on local option election petitions filed prior to the effective date of the 2003 amendments to the Alcoholic Beverage Code when the signatures were withdrawn by affidavit, or when the signatures appeared on the back side of a petition signature sheet from which certain statutory elements were absent (RQ-0159-GA)

Dear Senator Madla:

You ask two questions about local election…