Petition—Generally.
Houston City Charter, art. VII-a, § 2
in effectSection 2. - Petition—Generally.
All petitions for recall of any officer of the City of Houston, shall be instituted by filing with the City Secretary a verified written petition requesting the removal of such officer, which said petition shall be signed by qualified voters of the City of Houston, in number not less than twenty-five per cent of the total votes cast calculated in accordance with Article V, Section 10 of this Charter, based on the votes cast city-wide if the officer sought to be recalled was elected city-wide, or if the officer sought to be recalled was elected by district, based on the votes cast in the district which the officer sought to be recalled currently serves. The signers of said petition shall also set opposite their respective names, the number of his residence, naming the street, and shall also state the day of the month and the year when such signature was affixed. (Added by amendment October 15, 1913; amended November 6, 2012)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVII-AREOF_S2PEENFetched: 10/26/2026