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Texas Election Code - Section 3.004. Election Of Political Subdivision

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§ 3.004. ELECTION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The following authority shall order an election: (1) the county judge, for the general election for officers of the county government; (2) the mayor, for the general election for city officers in a city with a population of 1.9 million or more; and (3) the governing body of a political subdivision, other than a county or a city described by Subdivision (2), that has elective offices, for the general election for those officers. (b) If a law providing for an election relating to the affairs of a political subdivision does not designate the authority responsible for ordering the election, the governing body of the political subdivision shall order the election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 340, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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