Tex. Local Government Code § 383.034
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 383.034, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 383.034. RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) After the election, the presiding judge shall make returns of the result to the temporary board of directors. The temporary board of directors shall canvass the returns and declare the results.
(b) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the district and the adoption of the sales and use tax, the temporary board shall declare that the district is created and shall declare the amount of the local sales and use tax adopted and enter the result in its minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are against the creation of the district and the adoption of the sales and use tax, the temporary board shall declare that the proposition to create the district was defeated and enter the result in its minutes.
(c) A certified copy of the minute order declaring that the district is created and the local sales and use tax adopted and including the rate of the sales and use tax, or declaring that the proposition to create the district was defeated, shall be sent to the commissioners court, the comptroller, and any taxing entity by certified or registered mail. The order shall also show the date of the election, the proposition on which the vote was held, the total number of votes cast for or against the proposition, and the number of votes by which the proposition was approved.
(d) In the event 10 or fewer votes are cast in the confirmation and sales and use tax election, within 90 days following the entry of the order canvassing the election the proceedings of the election, including voter affidavits as to residency and qualification to vote, shall be submitted to the attorney general.
(b) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the district and the adoption of the sales and use tax, the temporary board shall declare that the district is created and shall declare the amount of the local sales and use tax adopted and enter the result in its minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are against the creation of the district and the adoption of the sales and use tax, the temporary board shall declare that the proposition to create the district was defeated and enter the result in its minutes.
(c) A certified copy of the minute order declaring that the district is created and the local sales and use tax adopted and including the rate of the sales and use tax, or declaring that the proposition to create the district was defeated, shall be sent to the commissioners court, the comptroller, and any taxing entity by certified or registered mail. The order shall also show the date of the election, the proposition on which the vote was held, the total number of votes cast for or against the proposition, and the number of votes by which the proposition was approved.
(d) In the event 10 or fewer votes are cast in the confirmation and sales and use tax election, within 90 days following the entry of the order canvassing the election the proceedings of the election, including voter affidavits as to residency and qualification to vote, shall be submitted to the attorney general.
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