Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers
Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections

Section 31.0021. Certain Official Forms: Inclusion of Nepotism Information - Sec. 31.0021. CERTAIN OFFICIAL FORMS: INCLUSION OF NEPOTISM INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 31.003. Uniformity - Sec. 31.003. UNIFORMITY. The secretary of state shall obtain and...

Section 31.004. Assistance and Advice - Sec. 31.004. ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE. (a) The secretary of state...

Section 31.005. Protection of Voting Rights; Enforcement - Sec. 31.005. PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS; ENFORCEMENT. (a) The secretary...

Section 31.0055. Voting Rights Hotline - Sec. 31.0055. VOTING RIGHTS HOTLINE. (a) The secretary of state...

Section 31.006. Referral to Attorney General - Sec. 31.006. REFERRAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) If, after receiving...

Section 31.007. Suspension of Provisions Implementing National Voter Registration Act - Sec. 31.007. SUSPENSION OF PROVISIONS IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT....

Section 31.008. Collection of Information: Forum on Election Cost Savings - Sec. 31.008. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION: FORUM ON ELECTION COST SAVINGS....

Section 31.009. Distribution of Certain Funds - Sec. 31.009. DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS. (a) If federal funds...

Section 31.010. Implementation of Federal Help America Vote Act - Sec. 31.010. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT. (a)...

Section 31.011. Election Improvement Fund - Sec. 31.011. ELECTION IMPROVEMENT FUND. (a) The election improvement fund...

Section 31.012. Voter Education - Sec. 31.012. VOTER EDUCATION. (a) The secretary of state and...

Section 31.013. Mobile Locations for Obtaining Identification - Sec. 31.013. MOBILE LOCATIONS FOR OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION. (a) The secretary...

Section 31.014. Certification of Electronic Devices to Accept Voters - Sec. 31.014. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO ACCEPT VOTERS. (a)...

Section 31.016. Voting Information on Secretary of State's Website - Sec. 31.016. VOTING INFORMATION ON SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. (a)...

Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator

Section 31.031. Creation of Position - Sec. 31.031. CREATION OF POSITION. (a) The commissioners court by...

Section 31.032. Appointment of Administrator; County Election Commission - Sec. 31.032. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR; COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION. (a) The...

Section 31.033. Commission Meetings - Sec. 31.033. COMMISSION MEETINGS. (a) The county election commission shall...

Section 31.034. Eligibility - Sec. 31.034. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for appointment as county...

Section 31.035. Restrictions on Political Activities - Sec. 31.035. RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) A county elections...

Section 31.036. Resignation - Sec. 31.036. RESIGNATION. The county election commission is the proper...

Section 31.037. Suspension or Termination of Employment - Sec. 31.037. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The employment of...

Section 31.038. Filling Vacancy - Sec. 31.038. FILLING VACANCY. (a) A vacancy in the position...

Section 31.039. Salary; Staff; Operating Expenses - Sec. 31.039. SALARY; STAFF; OPERATING EXPENSES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 31.040. Bond - Sec. 31.040. BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties of a...

Section 31.041. Seal - Sec. 31.041. SEAL. The county elections administrator shall have an...

Section 31.042. Transfer of Records - Sec. 31.042. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. As soon as practicable after...

Section 31.043. Duties of Administrator Generally - Sec. 31.043. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY. The county elections administrator...

Section 31.044. Division of Certain Duties Between County Clerk and Administrator - Sec. 31.044. DIVISION OF CERTAIN DUTIES BETWEEN COUNTY CLERK AND...

Section 31.045. Classification of Duties by Secretary of State - Sec. 31.045. CLASSIFICATION OF DUTIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a)...

Section 31.046. Misdirection of Document - Sec. 31.046. MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT. (a) If a document that...

Section 31.047. Action by Wrong Officer - Sec. 31.047. ACTION BY WRONG OFFICER. If a statute specifies...

Section 31.048. Abolishing Position - Sec. 31.048. ABOLISHING POSITION. (a) The commissioners court by written...

Section 31.049. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 31.049. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. A statute prescribing a criminal penalty...

Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector

Section 31.071. Transfer of Duties - Sec. 31.071. TRANSFER OF DUTIES. (a) The commissioners court by...

Section 31.072. Applicability of Other Sections - Sec. 31.072. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SECTIONS. To the extent practicable,...

Section 31.073. Transfer of Records - Sec. 31.073. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. As soon as practicable after...

Section 31.074. Appropriation by Commissioners Court - Sec. 31.074. APPROPRIATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. The amount initially appropriated...

Section 31.075. Guidelines - Sec. 31.075. GUIDELINES. The secretary of state shall prepare advisory...

Section 31.076. Rescission of Transfer Order - Sec. 31.076. RESCISSION OF TRANSFER ORDER. (a) The commissioners court...

Subchapter D. Contract for Election Services

Section 31.091. Definitions - Sec. 31.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "County election officer"...

Section 31.092. Contract for Election Services Authorized - Sec. 31.092. CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES AUTHORIZED. (a) The county...

Section 31.0925. Request for Services Required - Sec. 31.0925. REQUEST FOR SERVICES REQUIRED. (a) This section applies...

Section 31.093. Duty to Contract - Sec. 31.093. DUTY TO CONTRACT. (a) Subject to Section 41.001(d),...

Section 31.094. Services Performable Under Contract - Sec. 31.094. SERVICES PERFORMABLE UNDER CONTRACT. Subject to Sections 31.096...

Section 31.095. Delegation to Deputies - Sec. 31.095. DELEGATION TO DEPUTIES. (a) The county election officer...

Section 31.096. Nontransferable Functions - Sec. 31.096. NONTRANSFERABLE FUNCTIONS. An election services contract may not...

Section 31.097. Early Voting - Sec. 31.097. EARLY VOTING. (a) An election services contract may...

Section 31.098. Payment of Election Expenses - Sec. 31.098. PAYMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES. (a) An election services...

Section 31.099. Filing Copies of Contract - Sec. 31.099. FILING COPIES OF CONTRACT. (a) Not later than...

Section 31.100. Disposition of Contract Money; Payment of Contracting Officer's Expenses - Sec. 31.100. DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MONEY; PAYMENT OF CONTRACTING OFFICER'S...

Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 31.121. Presiding Officer Failing to Act - Sec. 31.121. PRESIDING OFFICER FAILING TO ACT. Two or more...

Section 31.122. Office Hours of Election Authority During Election Period - Sec. 31.122. OFFICE HOURS OF ELECTION AUTHORITY DURING ELECTION PERIOD....

Section 31.123. Appointment of Agent During Election Period - Sec. 31.123. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT DURING ELECTION PERIOD. (a) If...

Section 31.124. Provision of Notice to County Chairs by Election Authority - Sec. 31.124. PROVISION OF NOTICE TO COUNTY CHAIRS BY ELECTION...

Section 31.125. County Website - Sec. 31.125. COUNTY WEBSITE. (a) The county officer responsible for...

Section 31.126. Training - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Section 31.126. Prohibited Contributions - Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...

Section 31.128. Restriction on Eligibility - Sec. 31.128. RESTRICTION ON ELIGIBILITY. (a) In this section, "election...

Section 31.129. Civil Penalty - Sec. 31.129. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In this section, "election official"...

Section 31.130. Suit Against Election Officer - Sec. 31.130. SUIT AGAINST ELECTION OFFICER. An action, including an...

Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator

Section 31.151. Definition - Sec. 31.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "participating entity" means a...

Section 31.152. Creation of Position - Sec. 31.152. CREATION OF POSITION. (a) A political subdivision seeking...

Section 31.153. Joint Elections Commission - Sec. 31.153. JOINT ELECTIONS COMMISSION. (a) The joint elections commission...

Section 31.154. Appointment of Joint Elections Administrator - Sec. 31.154. APPOINTMENT OF JOINT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The position...

Section 31.155. Commission Meetings - Sec. 31.155. COMMISSION MEETINGS. (a) The joint elections commission shall...

Section 31.156. Eligibility - Sec. 31.156. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for appointment as joint...

Section 31.157. Resignation - Sec. 31.157. RESIGNATION. The joint elections commission is the proper...

Section 31.158. Termination of Employment - Sec. 31.158. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The employment of the joint...

Section 31.159. Filling Vacancy - Sec. 31.159. FILLING VACANCY. (a) A vacancy in the position...

Section 31.160. Salary; Staff; Operating Expenses - Sec. 31.160. SALARY; STAFF; OPERATING EXPENSES. (a) The joint elections...

Section 31.161. Bond - Sec. 31.161. BOND. (a) Before assuming the duties of a...

Section 31.162. Seal - Sec. 31.162. SEAL. The joint elections administrator shall have an...

Section 31.163. Transfer of Records - Sec. 31.163. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. As soon as practicable after...

Section 31.164. Duties of Administrator Generally - Sec. 31.164. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY. (a) The joint elections...

Section 31.165. Division of Certain Duties Between Officer and Administrator - Sec. 31.165. DIVISION OF CERTAIN DUTIES BETWEEN OFFICER AND ADMINISTRATOR....

Section 31.166. Classification of Duties by Secretary of State - Sec. 31.166. CLASSIFICATION OF DUTIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a)...

Section 31.167. Misdirection of Document - Sec. 31.167. MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT. (a) If a document that...

Section 31.168. Action by Wrong Officer - Sec. 31.168. ACTION BY WRONG OFFICER. If a statute specifies...

Section 31.169. Addition or Withdrawal of Political Subdivisions - Sec. 31.169. ADDITION OR WITHDRAWAL OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) A...

Section 31.170. Abolishing Position - Sec. 31.170. ABOLISHING POSITION. (a) The joint elections commission or...

Section 31.171. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 31.171. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. A statute prescribing a criminal penalty...

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Texas Statutes Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections

Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers
Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections