Sec. 32.009. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. (a) Each presiding election judge and alternate presiding judge shall be given written notice of the appointment as provided by this section.
(b) The authority responsible for distributing the supplies for the election for which the judge is appointed shall prepare and deliver the notice not later than the 20th day after the date the appointment is made.
(c) The notice must state whether the appointment is for a single election or for a term. If the appointment is for a term, the notice must state the duration and beginning date of the term.
(d) A notice to a presiding judge must state the name, address, and any available telephone number and e-mail address of the alternate, and a notice to an alternate must state the name, address, and any available telephone number and e-mail address of the presiding judge.
(e) If an appointment is for a single election, the notice required by this section and the notice required by Section 4.007 may be combined and given by the authority responsible for giving either of the two notices, as agreed between the two authorities.
(f) This section does not apply to an emergency appointment or to an appointment for a primary election.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers
Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks
Subchapter A. Appointment of Election Judges
Section 32.001. Presiding Judge and Alternate for Each Election Precinct
Section 32.002. Judges for County Election
Section 32.003. Judges for Consolidated County Election Precincts
Section 32.004. Judges for Other Elections Ordered by County Authority
Section 32.005. Judges for Elections of Other Political Subdivisions
Section 32.006. Judges for Primary Elections
Section 32.007. Emergency Appointment
Section 32.008. Order of Appointment
Section 32.009. Notice of Appointment