Tex. Health & Safety Code § 286.044 · Subchapter C. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who wishes to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file an application with the secretary of the board in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 3191), Sec. 17(3), eff. September 1, 2023.
(c) If directors are elected by place, the application must specify the place for which the applicant is to be a candidate.
(d) If the directors are elected from commissioners precincts and at large, the application must specify:
(1) the commissioner precinct the candidate wishes to represent; or
(2) that the candidate wishes to represent the district at large.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 3191), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 3191), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (H.B. 3191), Sec. 17(3), eff. September 1, 2023.
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