Texas § EL.31.0925 - REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED
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§ EL.31.0925. REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED
REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED. (a) This section applies only to a political subdivision: (1) that is located entirely in a county: (A) with a population of more than 500,000 that is served by a county elections administrator; and (B) that does not contain a municipality with a population of more than 150,000; and (2) that is not an irrigation district created under the authority of Section 52 (b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall request an election services contract with the county elections administrator to perform all duties and functions of the political subdivision in relation to an election that may be transferred under this subchapter if the political subdivision receives a petition requesting the contract signed by a number of registered voters residing in the political subdivision that is equal to or exceeds one percent of all votes cast in the most recent general election held by the political subdivision. (c) A petition under this section must be submitted to the clerk of the political subdivision before January 1 of the year in which the election to be administered under the requested election services contract will be held. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (S.B. 1402 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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Section EL.31.0925 ("REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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