Texas § LG.73.011 - APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION ELECTION
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§ LG.73.011. APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION ELECTION
APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION ELECTION. (a) The county judge of a county shall order an election on the question of the relocation of the county seat of the county if an application for the relocation election is made by at least 100 resident freeholders and qualified voters of the county. However: (1) if the county seat has been established in the same location for more than 10 years but for 40 years or less and the county has 350 or more voters, to be determined by the number of votes cast in the county in the most recent general election, at least 200 resident freeholders and qualified voters must make the application; or (2) if the county has 150 or fewer qualified voters or if the county seat has been established in the same location for more than 40 years, a majority of the resident freeholders and qualified voters of the county, as determined by the county judge from the county assessment rolls, must make the application. (b) If the county judge fails, refuses, or is unable to perform a duty imposed on the judge by this section, that duty may be performed by any two county commissioners of the county. (c) An order under this section must be in writing and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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Section LG.73.011 ("APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION 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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