Sec. 1047.054. BOARD VACANCY; SPECIAL ELECTION. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than six, the remaining directors shall call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the directors do not call the election within 15 days after the vacancies occur, the county judge of Jasper County, on petition of a county voter or creditor, shall:
(1) order a special election;
(2) set the election date;
(3) order a county sheriff to publish notice of the election; and
(4) name the officers to hold the election.
(c) For an election ordered by the county judge:
(1) the election returns shall be made to and filed with the county clerk's office; and
(2) the county clerk shall declare the results.
(d) Officers elected under this section shall furnish bond and qualify in the same manner as a director elected in a general election under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.
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