Tex. Election Code § 204.005
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 204.005, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 204.005. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.
Official statutory text
If a vacancy occurs during an odd-numbered year or after the 62nd day before general primary election day in an even-numbered year, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled by a special election in the same manner as provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that:
(1) the minimum number of signatures that must appear on a petition accompanying a candidate's application for a place on the ballot is 5,000; and
(2) Section 203.013 does not apply.
(1) the minimum number of signatures that must appear on a petition accompanying a candidate's application for a place on the ballot is 5,000; and
(2) Section 203.013 does not apply.
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