Texas Water Code
§ 49.111 — EXEMPTIONS FROM USE OF ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS
WA § 49.111Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. D. ELECTION PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Notwithstanding Sections 61.012 and 61.013, Election Code, a district is exempt from the acquisition, lease, or use of an electronic voting system for an election if:
(1)the election is a confirmation election or an election held jointly with a confirmation election on the same date and in conjunction with the confirmation election, except for an election in which a federal office appears on the ballot;
(2)the most recently scheduled district directors' election was not held, as provided by Section 2.053(b), Election Code; or
(3)fewer than 250 voters voted at the most recently held district directors' election.
(b)A district eligible for the exemption under Subsection (a) must publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in an area that includes the district or mail notice to each voter in the district regarding the district's intention to hold an election without providing a voting station that meets the requirements for accessibility under 42 U.S.C. Section 15481(a)(3) on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance. The notice must be published or mailed not later than the later of:
(1)the 75th day before the date of the election; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.