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TX Elec COde § 171.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.025. Procedure for Filling Vacancy in Office of County Chair

Sec. 171.025.  PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNTY CHAIR.  (a)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of county chair, the secretary of the county executive committee shall call a meeting for the purpose of filling the vacancy.  If a committee member files with the secretary a written request for a meeting to fill a vacancy, the secretary shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the secretary receives the request.(b)  If the committee does not have a secretary or if after receiving a written request under Subsection (a) the secretary fails to call the meeting, the state chair, on written request of a member of the county executive committee filed with the state chair, shall call the meeting to convene not later than the 20th day after the date the chair receives the request.(c)  The authority calling the meeting shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.(d)  The authority calling the meeting shall designate a committee member as temporary chair, who shall call the meeting to order and preside until the vacancy is filled.(e)  In a county with a population of less than 5,000, a vacancy in the office of county chair may be filled by appointment by the state chair of a person who is not a resident of the county if:(1)  the person resides in a county in this state with a population of less than 5,000 that is adjacent to the county in which the vacancy occurs; and(2)  the secretary of state approves the appointment of the person under procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 117, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1262 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 171.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.0251. Temporary Replacement of Committee Member in Military

Sec. 171.0251.  TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER IN MILITARY.  (a)  In this section, "armed forces of the United States" means the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, any reserve or auxiliary component of any of those services, or the National Guard.(b)  A member of the county executive committee who enters active duty in the armed forces of the United States as a result of being called to duty, drafted, or activated does not vacate the office held, but the committee member may appoint a replacement to serve as a temporary acting officer if the committee member will be unable to fulfill the member's duties, due to the member's obligations to the armed forces of the United States.(c)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) must be:(1)  a member of the same political party as the committee member being temporarily replaced; and(2)  qualified for office under Section 161.005.(d)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same manner and from the same source, as the member of the county executive committee who is temporarily replaced.(e)  The temporary acting officer appointed as provided by Subsection (b) shall perform the duties of the committee member until the earlier of:(1)  the date the active military service of the committee member who is temporarily replaced ends; or(2)  the date the term of office of the committee member who is temporarily replaced expires.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 654 (H.B. 3162), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 171.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.026. Proxy Not Allowed

Sec. 171.026.  PROXY NOT ALLOWED.  A person may not participate in a county executive committee meeting as a proxy.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 171.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.027. Temporary Committee

Sec. 171.027.  TEMPORARY COMMITTEE.  (a)  If a county executive committee for a political party does not exist in a county in which the party is holding a primary election, the party shall establish a temporary county executive committee as provided by this section.(b)  The state executive committee or the state chair shall appoint a temporary county chair.  If the state chair appoints a temporary county chair, the state executive committee at the next regular meeting of the committee shall ratify the appointment of the temporary county chair or appoint another person as temporary county chair.  A favorable vote of a majority of the members of the committee voting is required for ratification or an appointment.(c)  The temporary county chair shall call, for the purpose of electing the other members of a temporary county executive committee, a meeting of the voters of the county who consider themselves to be aligned with the party.  The voters present at the meeting shall elect the other members of the committee.(d)  The eligibility requirements for serving as a member of a temporary county executive committee are the same as those for serving as a member of a regularly constituted county executive committee except that affiliation with the political party is not required.(e)  A temporary county executive committee may exercise the authority and shall perform the duties of a regularly constituted county executive committee.(f)  A county executive committee for a county served by a temporary committee shall be elected at the general primary election.  The temporary committee members serve until the elected members assume office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 118, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 862), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 171.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.028. County Chair Transition

Sec. 171.028.  COUNTY CHAIR TRANSITION.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, the person formerly serving as the county chair shall transfer to the new county chair:(1)  local party bank accounts over which the former county chair has authority; and(2)  the following original records that are in the possession of the former county chair:(A)  precinct chair and county chair canvass results;(B)  candidate applications;(C)  paperwork related to the primary election; and(D)  other documents concerning party affairs.(b)  Before transferring records to a new county chair under Subsection (a), the person formerly serving as the county chair may make copies of those records.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person fails to transfer records as required by Subsection (a).(d)  An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 173 (H.B. 1071), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (H.B. 2959), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 171.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter B. County Executive Committee|Section 171.029. Removal of Precinct Chair or County Chair for Abandonment of Office

Sec. 171.029.  REMOVAL OF PRECINCT CHAIR OR COUNTY CHAIR FOR ABANDONMENT OF OFFICE.  (a)  A precinct or county chair who has failed to perform statutory duties provided by this code or failed to attend four or more consecutive meetings of the county executive committee may be removed for abandonment of office as provided by this section.(b)  If authorized by a resolution passed by the county executive committee, a county chair may send a notice to a precinct chair that states that the precinct chair is considered to have abandoned the office of precinct chair and the duties of the office.  The notice must:(1)  state the reasons the county executive committee believes the precinct chair has abandoned the office;(2)  be sent by certified mail; and(3)  request a response from the precinct chair not later than the seventh day after the date the precinct chair receives the notice.(c)  If authorized by a resolution passed by the state executive committee, a state chair may send a notice to a county chair that states that the county chair is considered to have abandoned the office of county chair and the duties of the office.  The notice must:(1)  state the reasons the state executive committee believes the county chair has abandoned the office;(2)  be sent by certified mail; and(3)  request a response from the county chair not later than the seventh day after the date the county chair receives the notice.(d)  A precinct or county chair must respond to a notice under Subsection (b) or (c) on or before the seventh day after the date the chair receives the notice and state whether the chair wishes to continue in office.  A chair's failure to respond and affirmatively state that the chair wishes to remain in office results in a vacancy in the office of precinct or county chair, as applicable.  The vacancy shall be filled as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (S.B. 1072), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 171.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter C. District Executive Committee|Section 171.051. District Executive Committee Established

Sec. 171.051.  DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.  (a)  For each district from which an officer of the federal or state government is elected, a district executive committee is established as provided by this subchapter for each political party holding a primary election.(b)  The state executive committee may by rule require a specific deadline for filling vacancies on a district executive committee before that committee fills a vacancy in nomination for public office, but may not set the deadline for a date later than the date that the vacancy in nomination for public office occurred.  The deadline does not apply to the filling of a vacancy if the executive committee contains no members.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 171.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter C. District Executive Committee|Section 171.052. Committee Composition: District Coterminous With County

Sec. 171.052.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:  DISTRICT COTERMINOUS WITH COUNTY.  The district executive committee for a district that is coterminous with a single county consists of the county executive committee, with the county chair serving as chair of the district committee.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 119, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 171.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter C. District Executive Committee|Section 171.053. Committee Composition: District Comprising Part of a County; First Meeting

Sec. 171.053.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:  DISTRICT COMPRISING PART OF A COUNTY;  FIRST MEETING.  (a)  The district executive committee for a district comprising only a part of a single county consists of the members of the county executive committee who reside in the district.(b)  The members of a district executive committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the county chair shall call the first meeting of the district executive committee to convene at any time after the precinct chairs take office.  The county chair shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.(d)  If a vacancy exists in the office of chair of a senatorial district executive committee immediately before the date for conducting the regular drawing for a place on the general primary ballot, the committee shall convene on that date at the hour and place specified by the county chair to elect the district executive committee chair.(e)  Not later than the third day after the date the chair for a senatorial district executive committee is elected, the county chair shall deliver to the state chair written notice of the name and address of the person elected.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 171.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter C. District Executive Committee|Section 171.054. Committee Composition: District Situated in More Than One County; First Meeting

Sec. 171.054.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:  DISTRICT SITUATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY;  FIRST MEETING.  (a)  The district executive committee for a district situated in more than one county consists of the members of each county executive committee who reside in the district.(b)  The state chair shall call a meeting of the district executive committee to convene either as a whole in one location or separately in each county in the district at any time after the precinct chairs take office to fill a vacancy in a nomination or to transact any other business by the committee.  The state chair shall notify the members of the district executive committee in advance of the time, place, and purpose of any meeting or meetings. (c)  If a vacancy exists in the office of senatorial district chair for a county immediately before the date for conducting the regular drawing for a place on the general primary ballot, the appropriate county executive committee members shall convene on that date at the hour and place specified by the county chair to elect that officer.(d)  If the district executive committee is meeting as a whole in one location, the members of the committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership.  If the district executive committee is meeting separately in each county, the members meeting in each county shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership in that county.(e)  For the purposes of filling a vacancy in a nomination, the state chair shall canvass the votes of the district executive committee when meeting separately in each county and make the certification required by Section 145.037.(f)  The state executive committee shall by rule determine the quorum requirements for a district executive committee to conduct business.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 42(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 42(1), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 171.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter D. Precinct Executive Committee|Section 171.071. Precinct Executive Committee Established

Sec. 171.071.  PRECINCT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.  (a)  For each commissioners precinct and for each justice precinct, a precinct executive committee is established as provided by this subchapter for each political party holding a primary election.(b)  The state executive committee may by rule require a specific deadline for filling vacancies on a precinct executive committee before that committee fills a vacancy in nomination for public office, but may not set the deadline for a date later than the date that the vacancy in nomination for public office occurred.  The deadline does not apply to the filling of a vacancy if the executive committee contains no members.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 171.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter D. Precinct Executive Committee|Section 171.072. Committee Composition: Precinct With Three or More Election Precincts; First Meeting

Sec. 171.072.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:  PRECINCT WITH THREE OR MORE ELECTION PRECINCTS;  FIRST MEETING.  (a)  The precinct executive committee for a commissioners precinct or for a justice precinct containing three or more county election precincts consists of the members of the county executive committee who reside in the commissioners or justice precinct, as applicable.(b)  The members of a precinct executive committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership.(c)  The county chair shall call the first meeting of the precinct executive committee and shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 122, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 171.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 171 - Organization|Subchapter D. Precinct Executive Committee|Section 171.073. Committee Composition: Precinct With Fewer Than Three Election Precincts

Sec. 171.073.  COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:  PRECINCT WITH FEWER THAN THREE ELECTION PRECINCTS.  The precinct executive committee for a commissioners precinct or for a justice precinct containing fewer than three county election precincts consists of the county executive committee, with the county chair serving as chair of the precinct committee.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 123, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 172.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter A. Nominating by Primary Election Generally|Section 172.001. Nominating by Primary Election Required

Sec. 172.001.  NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIRED.  Except as otherwise provided by this code, a political party's nominees in the general election for offices of state and county government and the United States Congress must be nominated by primary election, held as provided by this code, if the party's nominee for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election received 20 percent or more of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 172.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter A. Nominating by Primary Election Generally|Section 172.002. Nominating by Primary Election Authorized

Sec. 172.002.  NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION AUTHORIZED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this code, a political party's nominees in the general election for offices of state and county government and the United States Congress may be nominated by primary election, held as provided by this code, if the party's nominee for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election received at least two percent but less than 20 percent of the total number of votes received by all candidates for governor in the election.(b)  If any nominee of a party is nominated by primary election, none of that party's nominees may be nominated that year by convention.(c)  For a political party to be entitled to hold a primary election under this section, the state chair, not later than one year before general election day, must deliver written notice to the secretary of state that the party will hold a primary election in the general election year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 124, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 172.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter A. Nominating by Primary Election Generally|Section 172.003. Majority Vote Required

Sec. 172.003.  MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.  Except as otherwise provided by this code, to receive a political party's nomination, a candidate in a primary election must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all the candidates for the nomination.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 172.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 10 - Political Parties|Subtitle B - Parties Nominating by Primary Election|Chapter 172 - Primary Elections|Subchapter A. Nominating by Primary Election Generally|Section 172.004. Runoff Primary

Sec. 172.004.  RUNOFF PRIMARY.  (a)  If no candidate for nomination to a particular office receives the vote required for nomination in the general primary election, a runoff primary election shall be held to determine the nomination.(b)  The candidates in a runoff for a nomination shall be determined and a tie vote in a runoff resolved as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 2, for a runoff for an election to office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|