Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office

Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy

Subchapter A. Resigning or Declining Office

Section 201.001. Resigning or Declining Office - Sec. 201.001. RESIGNING OR DECLINING OFFICE. (a) To be effective,...

Section 201.002. Authority to Act on Resignation or Declination - Sec. 201.002. AUTHORITY TO ACT ON RESIGNATION OR DECLINATION. Unless...

Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs

Section 201.021. Time Vacancy Occurs Generally - Sec. 201.021. TIME VACANCY OCCURS GENERALLY. For purposes of this...

Section 201.022. Death - Sec. 201.022. DEATH. If an officer or officer-elect dies, a...

Section 201.023. Resignation - Sec. 201.023. RESIGNATION. If an officer submits a resignation, whether...

Section 201.024. Removal - Sec. 201.024. REMOVAL. If an officer is removed from office...

Section 201.025. Acceptance of Another Office - Sec. 201.025. ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER OFFICE. If an officer accepts...

Section 201.026. Declaration of Ineligibility - Sec. 201.026. DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY. (a) If an officer or...

Section 201.027. New Office - Sec. 201.027. NEW OFFICE. If a new office is created,...

Section 201.028. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate Receiving Vote Required for Election - Sec. 201.028. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE RECEIVING VOTE REQUIRED FOR...

Section 201.029. Declination of Officer-Elect - Sec. 201.029. DECLINATION OF OFFICER-ELECT. If an officer-elect declines to...

Section 201.030. Vacancy Resulting From Recall Election - Sec. 201.030. VACANCY RESULTING FROM RECALL ELECTION. For cities conducting...

Subchapter C. Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally

Section 201.051. Time for Ordering Election - Sec. 201.051. TIME FOR ORDERING ELECTION. (a) If a vacancy...

Section 201.052. Date of Election - Sec. 201.052. DATE OF ELECTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 201.053. Unexpired Term and Full Term Filled Simultaneously - Sec. 201.053. UNEXPIRED TERM AND FULL TERM FILLED SIMULTANEOUSLY. (a)...

Section 201.054. Filing Period for Application for Place on Ballot - Sec. 201.054. FILING PERIOD FOR APPLICATION FOR PLACE ON BALLOT....

Chapter 202 - Vacancy in Office of State or County Government

Section 202.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 202.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to elective...

Section 202.002. Vacancy Filled at General Election - Sec. 202.002. VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION. (a) If a...

Section 202.003. New Office - Sec. 202.003. NEW OFFICE. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), an...

Section 202.004. Nomination by Primary Election - Sec. 202.004. NOMINATION BY PRIMARY ELECTION. (a) A political party's...

Section 202.005. Nomination by Convention - Sec. 202.005. NOMINATION BY CONVENTION. A political party's nominee for...

Section 202.006. Nomination by Executive Committee - Sec. 202.006. NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) A political party's...

Section 202.007. Filing Deadline for Application of Independent Candidate - Sec. 202.007. FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. (a)...

Chapter 203 - Vacancy in Legislature

Section 203.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 203.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to the...

Section 203.002. Vacancy Filled at Special Election - Sec. 203.002. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. An unexpired term...

Section 203.003. Majority Vote Required - Sec. 203.003. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. To be elected in a...

Section 203.004. Date of Election - Sec. 203.004. DATE OF ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 203.005. Application Required - Sec. 203.005. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to a...

Section 203.006. Application Filed With Secretary of State - Sec. 203.006. APPLICATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE. An application...

Section 203.007. Number of Petition Signatures Required - Sec. 203.007. NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED. The minimum number...

Section 203.008. Circulation of Petition - Sec. 203.008. CIRCULATION OF PETITION. A petition authorized by Section...

Section 203.009. Certification of Candidates for Placement on Ballot - Sec. 203.009. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT. (a)...

Section 203.010. Time for Certification of Runoff Candidates - Sec. 203.010. TIME FOR CERTIFICATION OF RUNOFF CANDIDATES. The certification...

Section 203.011. Party Alignment on Ballot - Sec. 203.011. PARTY ALIGNMENT ON BALLOT. The party alignment of...

Section 203.012. Time of Canvass - Sec. 203.012. TIME OF CANVASS. (a) The commissioners court shall...

Section 203.013. Expedited Election - Sec. 203.013. EXPEDITED ELECTION. (a) This section applies to a...

Section 203.014. Disposition of Filing Fees - Sec. 203.014. DISPOSITION OF FILING FEES. The secretary of state...

Chapter 204 - Vacancy in Congress

Subchapter A. Vacancy in Senate

Section 204.001. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 204.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to the...

Section 204.002. Temporary Appointment to Fill Vacancy - Sec. 204.002. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY. The governor shall...

Section 204.003. Vacancy Filled at General Election - Sec. 204.003. VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION. If a vacancy...

Section 204.004. Nomination for Vacancy Filled at General Election - Sec. 204.004. NOMINATION FOR VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION. A...

Section 204.005. Vacancy Filled at Special Election - Sec. 204.005. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. If a vacancy...

Subchapter B. Vacancy in House of Representatives

Section 204.021. Vacancy Filled at Special Election - Sec. 204.021. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. An unexpired term...