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Texas Election Code

§ 4.003 — METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE

EL § 4.003Title 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 4. NOTICE OF ELECTION

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), notice of an election must be given by any one or more of the following methods:
(1)by publishing the notice at least once, not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before election day:
(A)in a newspaper published in the territory that is covered by the election and is in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for giving the notice; or
(B)in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory if none is published in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for giving the notice;
(2)by posting, not later than the 21st day before election day, a copy of the notice at a public place in each election precinct that is in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for giving the notice; or
(3)by mailing, not later than the 10th day before election day, a copy of the notice to each registered voter of the territory that is covered by the election and is in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for giving the notice.

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 554 (S.B. 637), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (H.B. 440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.