Tex. Election Code § 32.001
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 32.001, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 32.001. PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE FOR EACH ELECTION PRECINCT.
Official statutory text
(a) A presiding election judge and an alternate presiding judge shall be appointed for each election precinct in which an election is held.
(b) The alternate presiding judge shall serve as presiding judge for an election if the regularly appointed presiding judge cannot serve.
(b) The alternate presiding judge shall serve as presiding judge for an election if the regularly appointed presiding judge cannot serve.
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