Texas Election Code
§ 201.029 — DECLINATION OF OFFICER-ELECT
EL § 201.029Title 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE · Ch. 201. DETERMINATION OF AND ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY · Art. B. TIME VACANCY OCCURS
Statute text
View on sourceIf an officer-elect declines to qualify for the office before assuming office for the term for which elected, a vacancy in the term occurs on the date the declination is delivered to the appropriate authority.
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.