Texas Education Code - Section 12.022. Minimum Voter Turnout Required
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§ 12.022. MINIMUM VOTER TURNOUT REQUIRED. (a) An
election on the adoption of a proposed home-rule school district
charter has no effect unless at least 25 percent of the registered
voters of the district vote in the election in which the adoption of
the charter is on the ballot.
(b) An election on the adoption of a proposed amendment to a
home-rule school district charter has no effect unless at least 20
percent of the registered voters of the district vote in the
election in which the adoption of the amendment is on the ballot.
(c) If the required number of voters prescribed by
Subsection (a) or (b) do not vote in the election, the board of
trustees shall order an election on the issue to be held on the
first uniform election date:
(1) that occurs at least 45 days after the date the
election is ordered; and
(2) on which one or more elections are to be held, the
combination of which covers all of the territory of the school
district.
(d) If the required number of voters prescribed by
Subsection (a) or (b) do not vote at an election ordered as required
by Subsection (c), the board of trustees may continue to order
elections on the issue in accordance with Subsection (c) until the
required minimum voter turnout is achieved.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 12.015 12.016 12.017 12.018 12.019 12.020 12.021 12.022 12.023 12.024 12.025 12.026 12.027 12.028 12.029
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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