Texas Local Government Code - Section 71.023. Election Of County Officers
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§ 71.023. ELECTION OF COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) Before one
month before the date of the next scheduled general election after a
new county is established, the county judge of the county from which
the new county is taken shall order an election for county officers
to be held in the new county on the general election day. The order
shall specify the number of precincts, the precinct boundaries, and
the officers to be elected in the new county.
(b) The county judge shall appoint a presiding officer to
hold the election at each designated place in the new county. Each
presiding officer shall hold the election in accordance with the
state election laws and shall make the returns to the county judge
who ordered the election.
(c) The county judge shall open and examine the returns,
issue certificates of election to the persons elected, and approve
the bonds of the elected officers.
(d) If the office of county judge is vacant, any two of the
county commissioners may perform the duties required of the county
judge under this section.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 71.001 71.002 71.011 71.012 71.013 71.021 71.022 71.023 71.024 71.025 71.031 71.032 71.033 71.034 71.035
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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