Tex. Elec. Code § 42.006 · Subchapter A. COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS
POPULATION REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 42.0051, a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters.
(b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007.
(e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 742 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.11(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.11(b), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (S.B. 924), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Tex. Elec. Code § 42.005RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICTS AND JUSTICE AND COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS.Printed as Section 42.006
- Tex. Elec. Code § 42.0051COMBINING CERTAIN PRECINCTS.Printed as Section 42.006
- Tex. Elec. Code § 42.031REVIEWING PRECINCTS FOR COMPLIANCE: BOUNDARY CHANGES.Printed as Section 42.006 | Sections 42.005, 42.006, and 42.007
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