Texas Election Code
§ 32.002 — JUDGES FOR COUNTY ELECTION
EL § 32.002Title 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS · Ch. 32. ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS · Art. A. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court shall appoint the election judges for each regular county election precinct:
(1)at its July term in a county with a population of over 500,000; or
(2)at its August term in a county with a population of 500,000 or less.
(b)Judges appointed under Subsection (a) serve for a term of one year, except that the commissioners court by order recorded in its minutes may provide for a term of two years. A judge's term begins:
(1)August 1 following appointment in a county to which Subsection (a)(1) applies; or
(2)September 1 following appointment in a county to which Subsection (a)(2) applies.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 89 (S.B. 896), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 1145), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.