Tex. Water Code § 51.221
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.221, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.221.
Official statutory text
Sec. 51.221. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE: MAVERICK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1. (a) In this section, "district" means the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
(b) A person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the district if the person:
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) is a United States citizen;
(3) is an individual who holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable farmland or ranch land within the boundaries of the district; and
(4) receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the district's canal system.
(c) A person eligible to vote under Subsection (b) must register with the district not later than the 30th day before the date of a district election in order to vote in that district election. The district shall file with the county clerk of Maverick County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before the date of each district election.
(b) A person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the district if the person:
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) is a United States citizen;
(3) is an individual who holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable farmland or ranch land within the boundaries of the district; and
(4) receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the district's canal system.
(c) A person eligible to vote under Subsection (b) must register with the district not later than the 30th day before the date of a district election in order to vote in that district election. The district shall file with the county clerk of Maverick County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before the date of each district election.
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