Tex. Occ. Code § 2001.654 · Subchapter N. ELECTIONS
DATE OF ELECTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the officer responsible for certifying a petition determines that a petition is valid, the governing body shall:
(1) order that an election be held in the appropriate political subdivision on a date not later than the 60th day after the date of the officer's certification; and
(2) notify the commission by certified mail, return receipt requested, that an election has been ordered.
(b) If a uniform election day as provided by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not occur within the 60-day period, the governing body shall order the election to be held on the next uniform election date provided by that section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm
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