Tex. Elec. Code § 41.005 · Subchapter A. ELECTION DATES
GENERAL ELECTION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section does not apply to a general election for county officers.
(b) If a law outside this code requires the general election for officers of a political subdivision to be held on a date other than a uniform election date, the governing body of the political subdivision shall set the election date to comply with this subchapter.
(c) A governing body changing an election date under this section shall adjust the terms of office to conform to the new election date.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.41.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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