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Texas Election Code - Chapter 2 Vote Required For Election To OfficeLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 2 Vote Required For Election To Office Sponsored LinksExcept as otherwise provided by law, to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), (g), or (i), in an election requiring a plurality vote, if two or more candidates for the same ... If no candidate for a particular office receives the vote necessary to be elected in an election requiring a majority vote, a runoff election for ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a law outside this subchapter supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict. (b) Sections 2.023 and ... (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the candidates in a runoff election are the candidates who receive the highest and second highest ... Not later than the fifth day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed, the authority responsible for ordering the main ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a runoff election shall be held not earlier than the 20th or later than the 45th day ... Notice of a runoff election shall be given in accordance with Chapter 4 except that a notice under Section 4.003(a)(2) or (b) must be posted ... The presiding officer of the final canvassing authority shall certify in writing for placement on a runoff election ballot the names of the runoff candidates ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the candidates in a runoff election tie, an automatic recount shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter ... (a) Except as provided by Sections 2.055 and 2.056, this subchapter applies only to an election for officers of a political subdivision other than a ... (a) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall certify in writing that a candidate is unopposed for election to an office if, ... (a) On receipt of the certification, the governing body of the political subdivision by order or ordinance may declare each unopposed candidate elected to the ... (a) A person commits an offense if by intimidation or by means of coercion the person influences or attempts to influence a person to not ... (a) The secretary of state may declare an unopposed candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if: (1) each candidate for an office ... (a) In this section: (1) "Certifying authority" means: (A) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or (B) the county clerk, for ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |