Texas § EL.501.032 - REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER ELECTION
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§ EL.501.032. REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER ELECTION
REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER ELECTION. (a) The commissioners court, at its next regular session on or after the 30th day after the date the petition is filed, shall order a local option election to be held on the issue set out in the petition if the petition is filed with the voter registrar not later than the 60th day after the date the petition is issued and bears the actual signatures of a number of qualified voters of the political subdivision equal to at least: (1) 35 percent of the registered voters in the subdivision who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election for a ballot issue that permits voting for or against: (A) "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only."; (B) "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages except mixed beverages."; (C) "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages."; or (D) "The legal sale of mixed beverages."; (2) 25 percent of the registered voters in the political subdivision who voted in the most recent general election for a ballot issue that permits voting for or against "The legal sale of wine on the premises of a holder of a winery permit."; or (3) 35 percent of the registered voters in the political subdivision who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election for an election on any other ballot issue. (b) Voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S," or a similar notation, shall be excluded from the computation of the number of registered voters of a particular territory. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167 ), Sec. 5.002(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
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Section EL.501.032 ("REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER ELECTION") 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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