Texas § EL.51.002 - COUNTY ELECTION BOARD
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§ EL.51.002. COUNTY ELECTION BOARD
COUNTY ELECTION BOARD. (a) A county election board is established in each county for the general election for state and county officers, a special election for an officer regularly elected at the general election, and any other election ordered by a county authority or held at county expense. (b) For the general election for state and county officers and for a special election for an officer regularly elected at the general election, the county election board consists of the county judge, county clerk, voter registrar, sheriff, and county chair of each political party required to nominate candidates by primary election. For other elections, the board consists of the county judge, county clerk, voter registrar, and sheriff. (c) The county clerk is the chair of the county election board. (d) A meeting of the county election board shall be: (1) held in person; and (2) open to the public. (e) Not later than 48 hours before each meeting of the county election board, the county clerk shall post notice of the meeting on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a website. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (H.B. 2800 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section EL.51.002 ("COUNTY ELECTION BOARD") 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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