Texas Local Government Code - Section 73.011. Application For Relocation Election
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§ 73.011. APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION ELECTION. (a) The
county judge of a county shall order an election on the question of
the relocation of the county seat of the county if an application
for the relocation election is made by at least 100 resident
freeholders and qualified voters of the county. However:
(1) if the county seat has been established in the same
location for more than 10 years but for 40 years or less and the
county has 350 or more voters, to be determined by the number of
votes cast in the county in the most recent general election, at
least 200 resident freeholders and qualified voters must make the
application; or
(2) if the county has 150 or fewer qualified voters or
if the county seat has been established in the same location for
more than 40 years, a majority of the resident freeholders and
qualified voters of the county, as determined by the county judge
from the county assessment rolls, must make the application.
(b) If the county judge fails, refuses, or is unable to
perform a duty imposed on the judge by this section, that duty may
be performed by any two county commissioners of the county.
(c) An order under this section must be in writing and
entered in the minutes of the commissioners court.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 72.005 72.006 72.007 72.008 72.009 73.001 73.002 73.011 73.012 73.013 73.014 73.015 81.001 81.002 81.0025
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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