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Texas Election Code - Chapter 31 Officers To Administer ElectionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 31 Officers To Administer Elections Sponsored Links(a) The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state. (b) The secretary shall establish in the secretary's office an elections division ... (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the design and content, consistent with this code, of the forms necessary for the administration of this code ... (a) On forms designed and furnished by the secretary of state for an application for a place on the ballot, the secretary shall include a ... The secretary of state shall obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of this code and of the election laws outside this ... (a) The secretary of state shall assist and advise all election authorities with regard to the application, operation, and interpretation of this code and of ... (a) The secretary of state may take appropriate action to protect the voting rights of the citizens of this state from abuse by the authorities ... (a) The secretary of state shall establish a toll-free telephone number to allow a person to report an existing or potential abuse of voting rights. ... If, after receiving a complaint alleging criminal conduct in connection with an election, the secretary of state determines that there is reasonable cause to suspect ... (a) If under federal law, order, regulation, or other official action the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is not required to be implemented or ... (a) The secretary of state shall collect and maintain information on the number of elections held in this state and the administrative costs associated with ... (a) If federal funds are made available to assist the state in the administration of elections, including assistance for the phasing out or prohibition of ... (a) The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to implement the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. (b) The secretary of state ... (a) The election improvement fund is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund and consists of federal funds designated for election improvement, ... (a) The commissioners court by written order may create the position of county elections administrator for the county. (b) The order must state the date ... (a) The position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission, which consists of: (1) the county judge, as chair; ... (a) The county election commission shall meet at the call of the chair. However, the vice chair or any three members of the commission may ... To be eligible for appointment as county elections administrator, a person must be a qualified voter of the state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, ... (a) A county elections administrator may not be a candidate for a public office or an office of a political party, hold a public office, ... The county election commission is the proper authority to receive and act on a resignation from the position of county elections administrator. Acts 1985, 69th ... The employment of the county elections administrator may be terminated at any time for good and sufficient cause on the four-fifths vote of the county ... (a) A vacancy in the position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission. (b) An appointment to fill an ... (a) The commissioners court shall set the number of deputies and other persons that the county elections administrator may employ. (b) Repealed by Acts 2005, ... (a) Before assuming the duties of a county elections administrator, the person appointed to the position must give a bond that is in an amount ... The county elections administrator shall have an official seal, on which shall be inscribed a star with five points surrounded by the words "County Elections ... As soon as practicable after the effective date of the creation of the position of county elections administrator, the officer formerly serving as the voter ... The county elections administrator shall perform: (1) the duties and functions of the voter registrar; (2) the duties and functions placed on the county clerk ... (a) With respect to meetings of the commissioners court, including meetings at which the only business conducted pertains to elections, the county clerk shall perform ... (a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules consistent with Sections 31.043 and 31.044 that classify the duties and functions placed on the county clerk ... (a) If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the county elections administrator is mailed to the county clerk or vice versa, ... If a statute specifies that an action is to be taken by the county clerk without specifying that it is to be taken by the ... (a) The commissioners court by written order may abolish the position of county elections administrator at any time. (b) After the effective date of an ... A statute prescribing a criminal penalty against the county clerk or the clerk's deputies or other employees for conduct relating to duties or functions transferred ... (a) The commissioners court by written order may transfer to the county tax assessor-collector the duties and functions of the county clerk in connection with ... To the extent practicable, Sections 31.043-31.047 and Section 31.049 apply to the transfer of election duties and functions under this subchapter. For this purpose, the ... As soon as practicable after the effective date of a transfer of duties and functions under Section 31.071, the county clerk shall transfer to the ... The amount initially appropriated by the commissioners court for the duties and functions to be performed by the county tax assessor-collector under this subchapter may ... The secretary of state shall prepare advisory budgetary guidelines for the performance of the duties and functions of the county tax assessor-collector that are consolidated ... (a) The commissioners court by written order may rescind an order adopted under Section 31.071 at any time after two years have elapsed from the ... In this subchapter: (1) "County election officer" means the county elections administrator in counties having that position, the county tax assessor-collector in counties in which ... (a) The county election officer may contract with the governing body of a political subdivision situated wholly or partly in the county served by the ... (a) If requested to do so by a political subdivision or political party, the county elections administrator shall enter into a contract to furnish the ... Subject to Sections 31.096 and 31.097, an election services contract may provide for the county election officer to perform or to supervise the performance of ... (a) The county election officer may assign deputies to perform any of the contracted services. (b) In a county not having the office of county ... An election services contract may not change: (1) the authority with whom applications of candidates for a place on a ballot are filed; (2) the ... (a) An election services contract may provide that the county election officer's deputies may serve as deputy early voting clerks even if the officer is ... (a) An election services contract may authorize the county election officer to contract with third persons for election services and supplies and may provide that ... (a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an election services contract is executed, the county election officer shall file a copy of ... (a) Money paid to a county election officer under an election services contract shall be deposited in a separate fund in the county treasury. The ... Two or more members of the governing body of a political subdivision may perform a duty placed by this code on the presiding officer of ... (a) Except as provided by Section 31.123, each county clerk, city secretary, or secretary of the governing body of a political subdivision other than a ... (a) If the secretary of the governing body of a political subdivision other than a county or city or the authority performing the duties of ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |