Texas § AL.251.82 - ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS
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§ AL.251.82. ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS
ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS. For the purposes of an election conducted under Section 501.109 , Election Code, a reference in this code: (1) to the county is considered to refer to the city or town; (2) to the commissioners court is considered to refer to the governing body of the city or town; (3) to the county clerk or registrar of voters is considered to refer to the secretary of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a secretary, to the person performing the functions of a secretary of the city or town; and (4) to the county judge is considered to refer to the mayor of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a mayor, to the presiding officer of the governing body of the city or town. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.
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