Sec. 363.258. ELECTION ORDER. (a) The board shall record on its minutes the date the petition is filed and the date it is certified by the clerk.
(b) If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the board shall, at its next regular session after the certification by the clerk, order a referendum to be held at the regular polling place in each election precinct in the political subdivision on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.
(c) The board shall state in the order the proposition to be voted on in the referendum. The order is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give it validity.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 363 - Crime Control and Prevention Districts
Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District
Section 363.251. Referendum Authorized
Section 363.2515. Continuation of District: Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 363.252. Application for Petition
Section 363.254. Copies of Application and Petition
Section 363.255. Filing of Petition
Section 363.256. Review by Clerk
Section 363.257. Certification
Section 363.258. Election Order
Section 363.259. Applicability of Election Code
Section 363.260. Results of Referendum