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Texas Election Code - Section 171.0251. Temporary Replacement Of Committee Member In Military

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§ 171.0251. TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER IN 
MILITARY.  (a) In this section, "armed forces of the United States" 
means the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United 
States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States 
Coast Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those 
services, or the National Guard.
	(b)  A member of the county executive committee who enters 
active duty in the armed forces of the United States as a result of 
being called to duty, drafted, or activated does not vacate the 
office held, but the committee member may appoint a replacement to 
serve as a temporary acting officer if the committee member will be 
unable to fulfill the member's duties, due to the member's 
obligations to the armed forces of the United States.
	(c)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by 
Subsection (b) must be:
		(1)  a member of the same political party as the 
committee member being temporarily replaced;  and
		(2)  qualified for office under Section 161.005.                              
	(d)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by 
Subsection (b) has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the 
office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same 
manner and from the same source, as the member of the county 
executive committee who is temporarily replaced.
	(e)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by 
Subsection (b) shall perform the duties of the committee member 
until the earlier of:
		(1)  the date the active military service of the 
committee member who is temporarily replaced ends;  or
		(2)  the date the term of office of the committee member 
who is temporarily replaced expires.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 654, § 1, eff. June 17, 2005.           

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