Texas Election Code
§ 68.051 — MEMBERSHIP
EL § 68.051Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 68. TABULATION OF UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF CERTAIN RACES BY SECRETARY OF STATE · Art. C. ELECTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Statute text
View on source(a)Not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and secretary of state shall each appoint six persons to serve on an elections advisory committee in connection with the tabulation and reporting of election results under this chapter.
(b)Each member of the committee serves a two-year term beginning on January 1 of even-numbered years.
(c)Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to race, creed, sex, religion, and national origin.
(d)Instead of making one of the required appointments, each appointing officer or the officer's designee may serve on the committee.
(e)Each appointing officer shall allocate at least four of the officer's appointments among members of the various media organizations covering elections in this state.
(f)The following persons or their designees shall also serve on the committee:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.16(a), eff. September 1, 2005.