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TX Elec COde § 42.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter A. County Election Precincts|Section 42.008. Consolidating Precincts in Special Election

Sec. 42.008.  CONSOLIDATING PRECINCTS IN SPECIAL ELECTION.  (a)  In a special election for which use of county election precincts is required, the commissioners court may consolidate, on the recommendation of the county election board, two or more county election precincts into a single precinct if the polling place is located so it will adequately serve the voters of the consolidated precinct.(b)  If county election precincts are consolidated for a countywide election, at least one consolidated precinct must be situated wholly within each commissioners precinct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 42.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter A. County Election Precincts|Section 42.009. Consolidating Precincts in Primary Election

Sec. 42.009.  CONSOLIDATING PRECINCTS IN PRIMARY ELECTION.  The county executive committee of a political party holding a primary election may order two or more county election precincts consolidated into a single precinct if the polling place is located so it will adequately serve the voters of the consolidated precinct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 974 (H.B. 1528), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 42.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter A. County Election Precincts|Section 42.010. Recommendation on Elimination of Less Populous Precincts

Sec. 42.010.  RECOMMENDATION ON ELIMINATION OF LESS POPULOUS PRECINCTS.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143, Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.(b)  After each redistricting of a territorial unit described by Section 42.005(a)(1) or (2), the commissioners court shall consider changes to the territorial units to allow the county to eliminate county election precincts with no population or a substantially small population.(c)  After each redistricting of a territorial unit described by Section 42.005(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6), the commissioners court may submit recommendations to the secretary of state on changes to the territorial units to allow the county to eliminate county election precincts with no population or a substantially small population.(d)  For purposes of this section, a "substantially small population" describes a precinct with a population of not more than 10 persons or not more than 6 registered voters, according to the most recent federal census or list of registered voters, as applicable, as of the date of the redistricting.(e)  To be considered by the secretary of state, the recommendations must be submitted in the manner prescribed by the secretary.(f)  The secretary of state shall evaluate all timely recommendations submitted in accordance with Subsection (e).  The secretary shall compile all recommendations for the elimination of the county election precincts in a manner consistent with state and federal law.(g)  The secretary of state shall file a report containing the information described by Subsection (f) with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than the date of convening the first regular legislative session that occurs after a redistricting of a territorial unit described by Subsection (c).  If the information submitted is insufficient for the compilation required by Subsection (f), the secretary shall include a statement to that effect in the report.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1164), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1164), Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 42.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.031. Reviewing Precincts for Compliance: Boundary Changes

Sec. 42.031.  REVIEWING PRECINCTS FOR COMPLIANCE:  BOUNDARY CHANGES.  (a)  During March or April of each odd-numbered year, each commissioners court shall determine whether the county election precincts comply with Sections 42.005, 42.006, and 42.007.  The commissioners court may make that determination during March or April of an even-numbered year.  Before May 1 of the year in which the determination is made, the commissioners court shall order the boundary changes necessary for compliance.(b)  The commissioners court may order a boundary change only during March or April unless the change is necessary to:(1)  comply with Section 42.005 or 42.032;(2)  reduce the number of registered voters in a precinct so it does not exceed the maximum number permitted by Section 42.006;  or(3)  include within a precinct a suitable building available for use as a polling place if no suitable building is available for that purpose within the existing precinct boundary.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 42.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.032. Redistricting: Boundary Changes

Sec. 42.032.  REDISTRICTING:  BOUNDARY CHANGES.  If changes in county election precinct boundaries are necessary to give effect to a redistricting plan under Article III, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution, each commissioners court shall order the changes before October 1 of the year in which the redistricting is done.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 42.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.033. Effective Date of Boundary Change

Sec. 42.033.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF BOUNDARY CHANGE.  (a)  A change in a county election precinct boundary takes effect on the first day of the first even-numbered voting year following the voting year in which the change is ordered.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), for a boundary change under Section 42.031(b), the commissioners court may order an earlier effective date than that prescribed by Subsection (a) if:(1)  an election for an officer of a territorial unit under Section 42.005(a) is scheduled or may be scheduled to be held before the effective date of the change under Subsection (a) and the territorial unit contains the election precinct as changed;  and(2)  the voter registrar has sufficient time to correct the registration records before the effective date of the change.(c)  A change in a county election precinct boundary may not take effect on a date occurring between the date of the general primary election and the date of the general election for state and county officers unless the change is necessary to:(1)  comply with Section 42.005 after a boundary change made under Article V, Section 18, of the Texas Constitution;(2)  include within a precinct a suitable building available for use as a polling place if no suitable building is available for that purpose within the existing precinct boundary;  or(3)  comply with a court order.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 42.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.034. Notice to Registrar

Sec. 42.034.  NOTICE TO REGISTRAR.  The commissioners court shall deliver a certified copy of an order changing a county election precinct boundary to the voter registrar not later than the seventh day after the date the order is adopted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 42.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.035. Public Notice

Sec. 42.035.  PUBLIC NOTICE.  (a)  Beginning with the first week following the week in which an order changing a county election precinct boundary is adopted, the commissioners court shall publish notice of the change:(1)  in a newspaper in the county once a week for three consecutive weeks; and (2)  on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains an Internet website, for three consecutive weeks.(b)  The notice must include a brief, general description of the boundary change.(c)  If no newspaper is published in the county, the commissioners court shall post the notice at the county courthouse on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court.  The notice must remain posted continuously for three consecutive weeks.(d)  The county clerk shall deliver a copy of the notice to the secretary of state not later than the 20th day after the date the order changing the boundary is adopted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 42.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.036. Additional Notice in Populous Counties

Sec. 42.036.  ADDITIONAL NOTICE IN POPULOUS COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county with a population of one million or more.(b)  The commissioners court shall deliver written notice of each proposed change and of each order making a change in a county election precinct boundary to:(1)  the county chair of each political party that held a primary election in the county on the most recent general primary day;(2)  the political party's precinct chair of each affected election precinct;  and(3)  the presiding judge appointed by the commissioners court for each affected election precinct.(c)  The notice of a proposed boundary change must be delivered not later than the seventh day before the date of the commissioners court meeting at which the proposed change will be considered.  The notice of an order making a boundary change must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date the order is adopted.(d)  The notice of a proposed change must describe the proposed change in brief, general terms, identify the precincts to be affected by the proposed change, and state the date, hour, and place of the meeting.(e)  The notice of an order making a boundary change must describe the change in brief, general terms and identify the changed precincts.  As an alternative, the notice to the county chair may be a copy of the order, and the notice to a precinct chair or presiding judge may be a copy of the portion of the order affecting the precinct served by that person.(f)  A person entitled to notice under this section may challenge a boundary change made in violation of this section by petition to the district court.  The petition must be filed not later than one year after the date the change is scheduled to take effect.  If the court determines that the commissioners court failed to comply with this section, the court shall declare the boundary change void.  The validity of an election held before the date of a final judgment declaring a change void is not affected by the judgment.  Noncompliance with this section may not be challenged in any other manner.(g)  For one year following the effective date of a change in a county election precinct boundary, the commissioners court shall maintain a record containing a copy of each notice required by this section in connection with the boundary change and showing the date the notice was delivered.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 42.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter B. Changing County Precinct Boundaries|Section 42.037. Filing Map of Precinct Boundary Changes With Secretary of State

Sec. 42.037.  FILING MAP OF PRECINCT BOUNDARY CHANGES WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  Not later than the 120th day after the date an order changing a county election precinct boundary is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver to the secretary of state a map depicting the affected precinct's boundary as changed and showing the number of the precinct.(b)  The secretary of state shall retain each map for 10 years after receipt.  After that period, the secretary shall transfer the map to the state library.(c)  The state librarian shall retain the map for 20 years after receipt.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 42.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.061. Precincts of Political Subdivision Other Than County

Sec. 42.061.  PRECINCTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY.  (a)  The governing body of a political subdivision other than a county shall establish the election precincts for elections ordered by an authority of the political subdivision.(b)  The precincts may be established before each election or, once established, remain established until changed, at the governing body's discretion.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 99(6), eff. September 1, 2021.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 99(6), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 42.0615 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.0615. Notice to Registrar of Boundary Change of Political Subdivision

Sec. 42.0615.  NOTICE TO REGISTRAR OF BOUNDARY CHANGE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  A political subdivision that changes its boundaries or the boundaries of districts used to elect members to the governing body of the political subdivision shall not later than the 30th day after the date the change is adopted:(1)  notify the voter registrar of the county in which the area subject to the boundary change is located of the adopted boundary change; and(2)  provide the voter registrar with a map of an adopted boundary change in a format that is compatible with the mapping format used by the registrar's office.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 709 (S.B. 427), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 42.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.062. Precincts for Certain Special Elections

Sec. 42.062.  PRECINCTS FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS.  A county authority ordering an election shall establish the election precincts for the election if:(1)  the election is a special election affecting only part of the county;  or(2)  the election relates to the creation, organization, functioning, or existence of one or more political subdivisions other than the county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 42.0621 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.0621. Precincts for Elections Held on November Uniform Election Date

Sec. 42.0621.  PRECINCTS FOR ELECTIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER UNIFORM ELECTION DATE.  (a)  In an election held on the November uniform election date, the political subdivisions to which Section 42.002(a)(5) applies shall use the regular county election precincts.(b)  If an election precinct is not located wholly within the territory of a political subdivision holding an election in the precinct or a district used to elect an office at the election, election officials shall take reasonable measures to ensure that a voter voting at that precinct may not vote in an election in which the voter is not entitled to vote.(c)  This section does not require a political subdivision to contract with a county under Section 31.092 or hold a joint election with a county under Chapter 271.(d)  The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 1209), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 42.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.063. Boundary Description

Sec. 42.063.  BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.  Each election precinct established under this subchapter must be described by natural or artificial boundaries, by survey lines, or if the precinct is coterminous with one or more county election precincts, by use of the county election precinct number or numbers.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 42.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.064. Precinct Identification

Sec. 42.064.  PRECINCT IDENTIFICATION.  If more than one election precinct is established under this subchapter, the authority establishing the precincts shall identify each precinct by a name or number.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 42.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 42 - Election Precincts|Subchapter C. Other Election Precincts|Section 42.065. Conflicts With Other Law

Sec. 42.065.  CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.  A law outside this subchapter supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 43.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.001. One Polling Place in Each Precinct

Sec. 43.001.  ONE POLLING PLACE IN EACH PRECINCT.  Each election precinct established for an election shall be served by a single polling place located within the boundary of the precinct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 43.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.002. Designation of Location: General or Special Election Using County Precincts

Sec. 43.002.  DESIGNATION OF LOCATION:  GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION USING COUNTY PRECINCTS.  (a)  For a general or special election in which the use of county election precincts is required, the county clerk shall recommend the location of the polling place for each county election precinct, except as provided by Subsection (b).  The commissioners court shall designate the recommended location as the polling place unless the court finds good cause to reject the recommendation.  In that case, the commissioners court shall designate another location.(b)  If county election precincts are consolidated, the commissioners court shall designate the location of the polling place for the consolidated precinct.(c)  In making a designation under this section, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 175,000 may not designate a location as a polling place that would require a voter in the precinct to travel more than 25 miles from the voter's residence to the polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 742 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 43.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.003. Designation of Location: Primary Election

Sec. 43.003.  DESIGNATION OF LOCATION:  PRIMARY ELECTION.  The county chair of a political party holding a primary election shall designate the location of the polling place for each election precinct in the primary unless the precinct is one that is consolidated.  In that case, the county executive committee shall designate the location.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 43.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.004. Designation of Location: Elections of Other Political Subdivisions

Sec. 43.004.  DESIGNATION OF LOCATION:  ELECTIONS OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  The governing body of each political subdivision authorized to hold elections, other than a county, shall designate the location of the polling place for each of its election precincts.(b)  If a political subdivision holds an election on a uniform election date and is required to use the regular county election precincts, the political subdivision shall designate as the polling places for the election the regular county polling places in the county election precincts that contain territory from the political subdivision.(c)  If a political subdivision holds an election jointly with an election described by Section 43.007(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) and is required to use countywide polling places under Section 43.007, the governing body of the political subdivision may designate as the polling places for any required runoff election only the polling places located in the territory or in and near the territory of the political subdivision where eligible voters reside.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 1209), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 2926), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (S.B. 578), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 43.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.005. Designation of Location: Certain Special Elections

Sec. 43.005.  DESIGNATION OF LOCATION:  CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS.  The authority establishing election precincts under Section 42.062 shall designate the location of the polling place for each precinct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 43.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 4 - Time and Place of Elections|Chapter 43 - Polling Places|Subchapter A. Number and Location of Polling Places|Section 43.006. Conflicts With Other Law

Sec. 43.006.  CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.  A law outside this subchapter supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|