Tex. Elec. Code § 42.008 · Subchapter A. COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS
CONSOLIDATING PRECINCTS IN SPECIAL ELECTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a special election for which use of county election precincts is required, the commissioners court may consolidate, on the recommendation of the county election board, two or more county election precincts into a single precinct if the polling place is located so it will adequately serve the voters of the consolidated precinct.
(b) If county election precincts are consolidated for a countywide election, at least one consolidated precinct must be situated wholly within each commissioners precinct.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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