Sec. 8829.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Except as provided by Section 8829.056, this section and Sections 8829.053 and 8829.054 govern the election and qualifications of directors.
(b) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.
(c) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.
(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:
(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or
(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.
(e) At the first election after the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, a new director is elected from each precinct. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors shall serve two-year terms and which two directors shall serve four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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