Tex. Election Code § 31.121
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 31.121, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 31.121. PRESIDING OFFICER FAILING TO ACT.
Official statutory text
Two or more members of the governing body of a political subdivision may perform a duty placed by this code on the presiding officer of the governing body if the office is vacant or the presiding officer fails to perform the duty unless:
(1) a single member of the governing body designated by law to act in place of the presiding officer performs the duty; or
(2) this code specifies that the duty is to be performed by another authority acting in place of the presiding officer.
(1) a single member of the governing body designated by law to act in place of the presiding officer performs the duty; or
(2) this code specifies that the duty is to be performed by another authority acting in place of the presiding officer.
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