Tex. Election Code § 31.038
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 31.038, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 31.038. FILLING VACANCY.
Official statutory text
(a) A vacancy in the position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission.
(b) An appointment to fill an anticipated vacancy arising from a resignation to take effect at a future date may be made at any time after the resignation is accepted.
(b) An appointment to fill an anticipated vacancy arising from a resignation to take effect at a future date may be made at any time after the resignation is accepted.
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