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Texas Election Code - Chapter 42 Election PrecinctsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 42 Election Precincts Sponsored Links(a) Each commissioners court by order shall divide all the territory of the county into county election precincts in accordance with this subchapter. The precincts ... (a) The county election precincts are the election precincts for the following elections: (1) the general election for state and county officers; (2) a special ... Each county election precinct must be described by natural or artificial boundaries or by survey lines. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. ... The commissioners court shall identify each county election precinct by a number. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. ... (a) A county election precinct, including a consolidated precinct, may not contain territory from more than one of each of the following types of territorial ... (a) If changes in county election precinct boundaries to give effect to a redistricting plan result in county election precincts with a number of registered ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters. (b) ... A commissioners court may not establish a county election precinct containing territory inside a city with a population of 10,000 or more and unincorporated territory ... (a) In a special election for which use of county election precincts is required, the commissioners court may consolidate, on the recommendation of the county ... The county executive committee of a political party holding a primary election may order two or more county election precincts consolidated into a single precinct ... (a) After each redistricting of a ward of a city described by Section 42.005(a)(6), the commissioners court may submit recommendations to the governing body of ... (a) During March or April of each odd-numbered year, each commissioners court shall determine whether the county election precincts comply with Sections 42.005, 42.006, and ... If changes in county election precinct boundaries are necessary to give effect to a redistricting plan under Article III, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution, ... (a) A change in a county election precinct boundary takes effect on the first day of the first even-numbered voting year following the voting year ... The commissioners court shall deliver a certified copy of an order changing a county election precinct boundary to the voter registrar not later than the ... (a) Beginning with the first week following the week in which an order changing a county election precinct boundary is adopted, the commissioners court shall ... (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of one million or more. (b) The commissioners court shall deliver written notice of ... (a) Not later than the 120th day after the date an order changing a county election precinct boundary is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver ... (a) The governing body of a political subdivision other than a county shall establish the election precincts for elections ordered by an authority of the ... A political subdivision that changes its boundaries or the boundaries of districts used to elect members to the governing body of the political subdivision shall ... A county authority ordering an election shall establish the election precincts for the election if: (1) the election is a special election affecting only part ... (a) In an election held on the November uniform election date, the participating political subdivisions not located in a county with a population of more ... Each election precinct established under this subchapter must be described by natural or artificial boundaries, by survey lines, or if the precinct is coterminous with ... If more than one election precinct is established under this subchapter, the authority establishing the precincts shall identify each precinct by a name or number. ... A law outside this subchapter supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |