Tex. Election Code § 123.001
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 123.001, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 123.001. ADOPTION OF VOTING SYSTEM REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Before a voting system may be used in elections, the authority designated by this section, by resolution, order, or other official action of the authority, must adopt the system for use in the elections.
(b) The decision on whether to adopt a voting system is made by the following authority:
(1) for general elections for state and county officers, the commissioners court;
(2) for primary elections, the county executive committee of the political party holding the primary; and
(3) for any other elections:
(A) the commissioners court, if ordered by the governor or by a county authority; or
(B) the governing body of the political subdivision served by the authority ordering the elections, if ordered by an authority serving a political subdivision other than a county.
(c) If a voting system is adopted for use in elections, the voting system shall be used in the elections in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the official action adopting the system, subject to this title.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107, Sec. 2.21(1), eff. January 1, 2006.
(b) The decision on whether to adopt a voting system is made by the following authority:
(1) for general elections for state and county officers, the commissioners court;
(2) for primary elections, the county executive committee of the political party holding the primary; and
(3) for any other elections:
(A) the commissioners court, if ordered by the governor or by a county authority; or
(B) the governing body of the political subdivision served by the authority ordering the elections, if ordered by an authority serving a political subdivision other than a county.
(c) If a voting system is adopted for use in elections, the voting system shall be used in the elections in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the official action adopting the system, subject to this title.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107, Sec. 2.21(1), eff. January 1, 2006.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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