Texas Election Code Title 12, Chapter 201 - Determination Of And Election To Fill Vacancy

SUBCHAPTER A RESIGNING OR DECLINING OFFICE

• Texas Section 201.001 - Resigning Or Declining Office
  (a) To be effective, a public officer's resignation or an officer-elect's declination must be in writing and signed by the officer or officer-elect and delivered...

SUBCHAPTER B TIME VACANCY OCCURS

• Texas Section 201.002 - Authority To Act On Resignation Or Declination
  Unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to act on a public officer's resignation or an officer-elect's declination is the officer or body authorized to...
• Texas Section 201.021 - Time Vacancy Occurs Generally
  For purposes of this title, a vacancy in office occurs at the time prescribed by this subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 201.022 - Death
  If an officer or officer-elect dies, a vacancy occurs on the date of death. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1,
• Texas Section 201.023 - Resignation
  If an officer submits a resignation, whether to be effective immediately or at a future date, a vacancy occurs on the date the resignation is...
• Texas Section 201.024 - Removal
  If an officer is removed from office by a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs on the date the judgment becomes final. Acts 1985,...
• Texas Section 201.025 - Acceptance Of Another Office
  If an officer accepts another office and the two offices may not lawfully be held simultaneously, a vacancy in the first office occurs on the...
• Texas Section 201.026 - Declaration Of Ineligibility
  (a) If an officer or officer-elect is declared ineligible to hold the office by a judgment of a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs...
• Texas Section 201.027 - New Office
  If a new office is created, a vacancy occurs on the effective date of the Act of the legislature creating the office or on the...
• Texas Section 201.028 - Deceased Or Ineligible Candidate Receiving Vote Required For Election
  If a deceased or ineligible candidate receives the vote required for election to an office, a vacancy occurs on the date the final canvass of...

SUBCHAPTER C SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY GENERALLY

• Texas Section 201.029 - Declination Of Officer-elect
  If an officer-elect declines to qualify for the office before assuming office for the term for which elected, a vacancy in the term occurs on...
• Texas Section 201.051 - Time For Ordering Election
  (a) If a vacancy in office is to be filled by special election, the election shall be ordered as soon as practicable after the vacancy...
• Texas Section 201.052 - Date Of Election
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, a special election to fill a vacancy shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date...
• Texas Section 201.053 - Unexpired Term And Full Term Filled Simultaneously
  (a) If, after the general election for an office for which a vacancy is filled by special election but before the succeeding full term begins,...
• Texas Section 201.054 - Filing Period For Application For Place On Ballot
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a candidate's application for a place on a special election ballot must be filed not later than: (1)...

Last modified: September 28, 2016