Texas Election Code

§ 2.055 — SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE

EL § 2.055Title 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 2. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE · Art. C. ELECTION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE

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(a)The secretary of state shall declare an unopposed candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if:

(1)each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed; and

(2)no proposition is to appear on the ballot.

(b)The declaration under Subsection (a) shall be made on the second day after:

(1)the last date an application for a place on the special election ballot may be filed; or

(2)the date of a withdrawal, death, or final judgment of ineligibility of a candidate that causes the remaining candidate to be unopposed.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 184), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.