Tex. Election Code § 31.091
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 31.091, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 31.091. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "County election officer" means the county elections administrator in counties having that position, the county tax assessor-collector in counties in which the county clerk's election duties and functions have been transferred to the tax assessor-collector, and the county clerk in other counties.
(2) "Election services contract" means a contract executed under this subchapter.
(3) "Contracting authority" means the governing body of a political subdivision or the county executive committee of a political party that enters into a contract under this subchapter.
(1) "County election officer" means the county elections administrator in counties having that position, the county tax assessor-collector in counties in which the county clerk's election duties and functions have been transferred to the tax assessor-collector, and the county clerk in other counties.
(2) "Election services contract" means a contract executed under this subchapter.
(3) "Contracting authority" means the governing body of a political subdivision or the county executive committee of a political party that enters into a contract under this subchapter.
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