Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions
Section 251.82. Election in Certain Cities and Towns

Sec. 251.82. ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS. For the purposes of an election conducted under Section 501.109, Election Code, a reference in this code:
(1) to the county is considered to refer to the city or town;
(2) to the commissioners court is considered to refer to the governing body of the city or town;
(3) to the county clerk or registrar of voters is considered to refer to the secretary of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a secretary, to the person performing the functions of a secretary of the city or town; and
(4) to the county judge is considered to refer to the mayor of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a mayor, to the presiding officer of the governing body of the city or town.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.

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