Tex. Election Code § 201.026
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 201.026, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 201.026. DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by a judgment of a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs on the date the judgment becomes final.
(b) If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by an administrative authority, a vacancy occurs on the date the declaration is made.
(b) If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by an administrative authority, a vacancy occurs on the date the declaration is made.
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