Texas § HS.285.163 - TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES
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§ HS.285.163. TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES
TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) An election is called by the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of the district. The governing body shall call an election if at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the district petition the governing body to call the election. (b) At an election to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a local sales and use tax to raise revenue in (name of district) at the rate of (proposed tax rate) percent." (c) At an election to abolish the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The abolition of the local sales and use tax to raise revenue in (name of district)." (d) At an election to change the rate of the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The (increase or decrease, as applicable) in the rate of the local sales and use tax to raise revenue imposed by (name of district) from (tax rate on election date) percent to (proposed tax rate) percent." Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Section HS.285.163 ("TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES") 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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