Texas § EL.42.006 - POPULATION REQUIREMENTS
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§ EL.42.006. POPULATION REQUIREMENTS
POPULATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by this section and Section 42.0051 , a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters. (b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c). (c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct. (d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007. (e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 742 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309 ), Sec. 1.11(a), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309 ), Sec. 1.11(b), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167 ), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (S.B. 924 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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