Sec. 42.006. POPULATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters.
(b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007.
(e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 742 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.11(a), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.11(b), eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections
Chapter 42 - Election Precincts
Subchapter A. County Election Precincts
Section 42.001. Precincts Established by Commissioners Court
Section 42.002. Required Use of County Precincts
Section 42.003. Boundary Description
Section 42.004. Precinct Identification
Section 42.005. Relationship to Districts and Justice and Commissioners Precincts
Section 42.0051. Combining Certain Precincts
Section 42.006. Population Requirements
Section 42.007. Combining Incorporated and Unincorporated Territory
Section 42.008. Consolidating Precincts in Special Election
Section 42.009. Consolidating Precincts in Primary Election
Section 42.010. Recommendation on Elimination of Less Populous Precincts