Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 1 - Introductory Provisions

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Section 1.001. Short Title - Sec. 1.001. SHORT TITLE. This code may be cited as...

Section 1.0015. Legislative Intent - Sec. 1.0015. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the...

Section 1.002. Applicability of Code - Sec. 1.002. APPLICABILITY OF CODE. (a) This code applies to...

Section 1.003. Construction of Code - Sec. 1.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE. (a) The Code Construction Act...

Section 1.004. Internal References - Sec. 1.004. INTERNAL REFERENCES. In this code: (1) a reference...

Section 1.005. Definitions - Sec. 1.005. DEFINITIONS. In this code: (1) "City secretary" includes...

Section 1.006. Effect of Weekend or Holiday - Sec. 1.006. EFFECT OF WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY. (a) If the...

Section 1.007. Delivering, Submitting, and Filing Documents - Sec. 1.007. DELIVERING, SUBMITTING, AND FILING DOCUMENTS. (a) When this...

Section 1.008. Timeliness of Action by Mail - Sec. 1.008. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL. When this code...

Section 1.009. Time of Receipt of Mailed Document - Sec. 1.009. TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT. (a) When...

Section 1.010. Availability of Official Forms - Sec. 1.010. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL FORMS. (a) The office, agency,...

Section 1.011. Signing Document by Witness - Sec. 1.011. SIGNING DOCUMENT BY WITNESS. (a) When this code...

Section 1.012. Public Inspection of Election Records - Sec. 1.012. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ELECTION RECORDS. (a) Subject to...

Section 1.013. Destruction of Records - Sec. 1.013. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS. After expiration of the prescribed...

Section 1.014. Election Expenses - Sec. 1.014. ELECTION EXPENSES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 1.015. Residence - Sec. 1.015. RESIDENCE. (a) In this code, "residence" means domicile,...

Section 1.016. Oaths by Election Officers - Sec. 1.016. OATHS BY ELECTION OFFICERS. (a) An oath or...

Section 1.017. Ineligibility No Defense to Prosecution - Sec. 1.017. INELIGIBILITY NO DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION. It is no...

Section 1.018. Applicability of Penal Code - Sec. 1.018. APPLICABILITY OF PENAL CODE. In addition to Section...

Section 1.019. Required Evidence or Testimony - Sec. 1.019. REQUIRED EVIDENCE OR TESTIMONY. (a) A party to...

Section 1.020. Voting Disability or Candidacy Disqualification: Determination of Mental Incapacity - Sec. 1.020. VOTING DISABILITY OR CANDIDACY DISQUALIFICATION: DETERMINATION OF MENTAL...

Section 1.021. Notice of Polling Place Location - Sec. 1.021. NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE LOCATION. When this code...

Section 1.022. Reasonable Accommodation or Modification - Sec. 1.022. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OR MODIFICATION. A provision of this...

Chapter 2 - Vote Required for Election to Office

Subchapter A. Election by Plurality

Section 2.001. Plurality Vote Required - Sec. 2.001. PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 2.002. Tie Vote - Sec. 2.002. TIE VOTE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Subchapter B. Runoff Election

Section 2.021. Runoff Election Required - Sec. 2.021. RUNOFF ELECTION REQUIRED. If no candidate for a...

Section 2.022. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 2.022. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. (a) Except as provided...

Section 2.023. Runoff Candidates - Sec. 2.023. RUNOFF CANDIDATES. (a) Except as provided by Subsections...

Section 2.024. Ordering Runoff - Sec. 2.024. ORDERING RUNOFF. Not later than the fifth day...

Section 2.025. Runoff Election Day - Sec. 2.025. RUNOFF ELECTION DAY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 2.026. Notice of Runoff - Sec. 2.026. NOTICE OF RUNOFF. Notice of a runoff election...

Section 2.027. Certification of Runoff Candidates - Sec. 2.027. CERTIFICATION OF RUNOFF CANDIDATES. The presiding officer of...

Section 2.028. Tie Vote in Runoff - Sec. 2.028. TIE VOTE IN RUNOFF. (a) Except as provided...

Subchapter C. Election of Unopposed Candidate

Section 2.051. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 2.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 2.052. Certification of Unopposed Status - Sec. 2.052. CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED STATUS. (a) The authority responsible...

Section 2.053. Action on Certification - Sec. 2.053. ACTION ON CERTIFICATION. (a) On receipt of the...

Section 2.055. Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature - Sec. 2.055. SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE. (a)...

Section 2.056. Unopposed Candidate for Office of State or County Government - Sec. 2.056. UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF STATE OR COUNTY...

Subchapter D. Cancellation of Elections

Section 2.081. Cancellation of Moot Measure - Sec. 2.081. CANCELLATION OF MOOT MEASURE. (a) If an authority...

Section 2.082. Specific Authority for Cancellation Required - Sec. 2.082. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR CANCELLATION REQUIRED. An authority that...

Chapter 3 - Ordering Election

Section 3.001. Order Required - Sec. 3.001. ORDER REQUIRED. Each general and special election shall...

Section 3.002. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 3.002. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. A law outside this...

Section 3.003. Election Ordered by Governor - Sec. 3.003. ELECTION ORDERED BY GOVERNOR. (a) The governor shall...

Section 3.004. Election of Political Subdivision - Sec. 3.004. ELECTION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The following authority...

Section 3.005. Time for Ordering Election - Sec. 3.005. TIME FOR ORDERING ELECTION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 3.006. Contents of Election Order - Sec. 3.006. CONTENTS OF ELECTION ORDER. In addition to any...

Section 3.007. Failure to Order General Election - Sec. 3.007. FAILURE TO ORDER GENERAL ELECTION. Failure to order...

Section 3.008. Preservation of Election Order - Sec. 3.008. PRESERVATION OF ELECTION ORDER. (a) The authority ordering...

Section 3.009. Contents of Debt Obligation Election Order - Sec. 3.009. CONTENTS OF DEBT OBLIGATION ELECTION ORDER. (a) In...

Chapter 4 - Notice of Election

Section 4.001. Notice Required - Sec. 4.001. NOTICE REQUIRED. Notice of each general and special...

Section 4.002. Authority Responsible for Giving Notice - Sec. 4.002. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING NOTICE. Except as otherwise...

Section 4.003. Method of Giving Notice - Sec. 4.003. METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 4.004. Contents of Notice - Sec. 4.004. CONTENTS OF NOTICE. (a) The notice of a...

Section 4.005. Record of Notice - Sec. 4.005. RECORD OF NOTICE. (a) If notice of an...

Section 4.006. Failure to Give Notice of General Election - Sec. 4.006. FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION. Failure...

Section 4.007. Notice to Election Judge - Sec. 4.007. NOTICE TO ELECTION JUDGE. Not later than the...

Section 4.008. Notice to County Clerk - Sec. 4.008. NOTICE TO COUNTY CLERK. (a) Except as provided...

Section 4.009. Internet Posting - Sec. 4.009. INTERNET POSTING. (a) Not later than the 21st...