Texas Election Code

§ 41.001 — UNIFORM ELECTION DATES

EL § 41.001Title 4. TIME AND PLACE OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 41. ELECTION DATES AND HOURS FOR VOTING · Art. A. ELECTION DATES

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each general or special election in this state shall be held on one of the following dates:

(1)the first Saturday in May in an odd-numbered year;

(2)the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year, for an election held by a political subdivision other than a county, or ordered by the governor; or

(3)the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1)a runoff election;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471 (H.B. 57), Sec. 1, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471 (H.B. 57), Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471 (H.B. 57), Sec. 9, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (H.B. 2144), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (H.B. 2354), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2021.