Tex. Election Code § 251.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 251.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 251.002. OFFICEHOLDERS COVERED.
Official statutory text
(a) The provisions of this title applicable to an officeholder apply only to a person who holds an elective public office and to the secretary of state.
(b) For purposes of this title, a state officer-elect or a member-elect of the legislature is considered an officeholder beginning on the day after the date of the general or special election at which the officer-elect or member-elect was elected. This subsection does not relieve a state officer-elect or member-elect of the legislature of any reporting requirements the person may have as a candidate under this title.
(b) For purposes of this title, a state officer-elect or a member-elect of the legislature is considered an officeholder beginning on the day after the date of the general or special election at which the officer-elect or member-elect was elected. This subsection does not relieve a state officer-elect or member-elect of the legislature of any reporting requirements the person may have as a candidate under this title.
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