Texas Election Code
§ 32.051 — GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
EL § 32.051Title 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS · Ch. 32. ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS · Art. C. ELIGIBILITY
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be eligible to serve as a judge of an election precinct, a person must:
(1)be a qualified voter of the precinct; and
(2)for a regular county election precinct for which an appointment is made by the commissioners court, satisfy any additional eligibility requirements prescribed by written order of the commissioners court.
(b)If the authority making an appointment of a presiding judge or alternate presiding judge cannot find an eligible qualified voter of the precinct who is willing to accept the appointment, the eligibility requirement for a clerk prescribed by Subsection (c) applies.
(c)Except as provided by Section 32.0511, to be eligible to serve as a clerk of an election precinct, a person must be a qualified voter:
(1)of the county, in a countywide election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a primary election;
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 1134), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 26(2), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.