A person circulating a petition must:
(1) before permitting a person to sign, point out and read to the person each statement pertaining to the signer that appears on the petition;
(2) witness each signature;
(3) ascertain that each date of signing is correct; and
(4) before the petition is filed, verify each signer's registration status and ascertain that each registration number entered on the petition is correct.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.