Tex. Election Code § 42.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 42.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 42.002. REQUIRED USE OF COUNTY PRECINCTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The county election precincts are the election precincts for the following elections:
(1) the general election for state and county officers;
(2) a special election ordered by the governor;
(3) a primary election;
(4) a countywide election ordered by the commissioners court, county judge, or other county authority, except an election subject to Section 42.062(2); and
(5) as provided by Section 42.0621, any other election held by a political subdivision on a uniform election date.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 42.008 and 42.009, county election precincts may not be consolidated for an election.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(1) the general election for state and county officers;
(2) a special election ordered by the governor;
(3) a primary election;
(4) a countywide election ordered by the commissioners court, county judge, or other county authority, except an election subject to Section 42.062(2); and
(5) as provided by Section 42.0621, any other election held by a political subdivision on a uniform election date.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 42.008 and 42.009, county election precincts may not be consolidated for an election.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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