Sec. 3831.255. NOTICE AND CONDUCT OF ELECTION; RESULTS. (a) The city council shall give notice of an election ordered under Section 3831.254 by publishing a substantial copy of the election order once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the city of Temple.
(b) The first publication of the notice must appear before the 14th day before the date set for the election. If the election order includes the issue of whether the district may issue obligations, the first publication of the notice must appear before the 31st day before the date set for the election.
(c) The ballot for an election held under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the following proposition, as appropriate according to the verified petition:
(1) "Authorizing the imposition of an ad valorem tax not to exceed the rate of 15 cents per $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district"; or
(2) "Authorizing the imposition of an ad valorem tax not to exceed the rate of 15 cents per $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district and to issue bonds payable in whole or in part from the ad valorem tax."
(d) The district may impose the tax if a majority of the district voters voting at the election favor the proposition stated in Subsection (c)(1) or (2). The district may issue obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes if a majority of the district voters voting at the election favor the proposition stated in Subsection (c)(2).
(e) If a majority of the district voters voting at the election vote against the proposition, another election on the proposition may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election concerning the proposition.
(f) The City of Temple shall hold an election provided under this section on the earliest uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code, that occurs after the city council adopts the order calling the election.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2007.
Last modified: September 28, 2016