Texas § EL.171.054 - COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
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§ EL.171.054. COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION: DISTRICT SITUATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY; FIRST MEETING. (a) The district executive committee for a district situated in more than one county consists of the members of each county executive committee who reside in the district. (b) The state chair shall call a meeting of the district executive committee to convene either as a whole in one location or separately in each county in the district at any time after the precinct chairs take office to fill a vacancy in a nomination or to transact any other business by the committee. The state chair shall notify the members of the district executive committee in advance of the time, place, and purpose of any meeting or meetings. (c) If a vacancy exists in the office of senatorial district chair for a county immediately before the date for conducting the regular drawing for a place on the general primary ballot, the appropriate county executive committee members shall convene on that date at the hour and place specified by the county chair to elect that officer. (d) If the district executive committee is meeting as a whole in one location, the members of the committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership. If the district executive committee is meeting separately in each county, the members meeting in each county shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership in that county. (e) For the purposes of filling a vacancy in a nomination, the state chair shall canvass the votes of the district executive committee when meeting separately in each county and make the certification required by Section 145.037 . (f) The state executive committee shall by rule determine the quorum requirements for a district executive committee to conduct business. (g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640 ), Sec. 42(1), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 3456 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640 ), Sec. 42(1), eff. September 1, 2019. SUBCHAPTER D. PRECINCT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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