Texas Election Code
§ 171.0251 — TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER IN MILITARY
EL § 171.0251Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES · Part B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION · Ch. 171. ORGANIZATION · Art. B. COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "armed forces of the United States" means the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those services, or the National Guard.
(b)A member of the county executive committee who enters active duty in the armed forces of the United States as a result of being called to duty, drafted, or activated does not vacate the office held, but the committee member may appoint a replacement to serve as a temporary acting officer if the committee member will be unable to fulfill the member's duties, due to the member's obligations to the armed forces of the United States.
(c)The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) must be:
(1)a member of the same political party as the committee member being temporarily replaced; and
(2)qualified for office under Section 161.005.
(d)The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same manner and from the same source, as the member of the county executive committee who is temporarily replaced.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 654 (H.B. 3162), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.