Texas § SD.8511.0602 - ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX OR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES

§ SD.8511.0602. ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX OR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES

ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX OR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. (a) An ad valorem tax for a purpose authorized by this chapter may not be imposed and bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, other than refunding bonds, may not be issued unless the taxes or bonds are approved by a majority of the authority's voters voting at an election held in the authority. (b) The election must be ordered by resolution of the board. The election resolution must include: (1) the date of the election; (2) the proposition to be submitted and voted on; (3) the polling places; and (4) any other matters the board considers advisable. (c) There must be at least two polling places in each county that is wholly inside the authority, one of which must be at the county seat. There must be at least one polling place in that part of each county that is partly inside the authority. (d) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution ordering the election in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority. The notice must be published at least twice in each newspaper. The first publication in each newspaper must occur at least 14 days before the date set for the election, and the interval between the publications in each newspaper must be at least one week. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530 ), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.