Texas § LG.344.258 - ELECTION ORDER
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§ LG.344.258. ELECTION ORDER
ELECTION ORDER. (a) The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk or secretary of the municipality. (b) If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk or secretary of the municipality, order a referendum election to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the municipality on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001 (a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order. (c) The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum election. The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.
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Section LG.344.258 ("ELECTION ORDER") 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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