Sec. 83.004. CLERK FOR ELECTIONS ORDERED BY COUNTY AUTHORITY NOT HELD AT COUNTY EXPENSE. (a) In an election ordered by the commissioners court, county judge, county board of school trustees, or any other county authority and not held at county expense, the authority ordering the election shall appoint the early voting clerk.
(b) If the county clerk is appointed as early voting clerk under this section, the county clerk shall serve in that capacity, and the authority responsible for paying the expenses of the election shall reimburse the county for the time spent by the county clerk as the early voting clerk and by the county clerk's deputies as deputy early voting clerks.
(c) To be eligible for appointment as early voting clerk under this section, a person other than the county clerk must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that the appointee must be a qualified voter of the county and is not required to be a qualified voter of any other particular territory.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.06; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 83 - Officer Conducting Early Voting
Subchapter A. Early Voting Clerk
Section 83.001. Early Voting Clerk Generally
Section 83.002. County Clerk as Early Voting Clerk
Section 83.003. Clerk for Less-Than-Countywide Elections Held at County Expense
Section 83.004. Clerk for Elections Ordered by County Authority Not Held at County Expense
Section 83.005. Clerk for City Elections
Section 83.006. Clerk for Elections of Other Political Subdivisions
Section 83.007. Clerk for Other Elections
Section 83.008. Additional Clerks for Certain Elections
Section 83.009. Employee of Political Subdivision Serving as Clerk
Section 83.010. Public Notice of Clerk's Mailing Address