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TX Elec COde § 31.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.032. Appointment of Administrator; County Election Commission

Sec. 31.032.  APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR;  COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION.  (a)  The position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission, which consists of:(1)  the county judge, as chair;(2)  the county clerk, as vice chair;(3)  the county tax assessor-collector, as secretary;  and(4)  the county chair of each political party that made nominations by primary election for the last general election for state and county officers preceding the date of the meeting at which the appointment is made.(b)  The affirmative vote of a majority of the commission's membership is necessary for the appointment of an administrator.(c)  Each appointment must be evidenced by a written resolution or order signed by the number of commission members necessary to make the appointment.  Not later than the third day after the date an administrator is appointed, the officer who presided at the meeting shall file a signed copy of the resolution or order with the county clerk.  Not later than the third day after the date the copy is filed, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution or order to the secretary of state.(d)  The initial appointment may be made at any time after the adoption of the order creating the position.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 31.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.033. Commission Meetings

Sec. 31.033.  COMMISSION MEETINGS.  (a)  The county election commission shall meet at the call of the chair. However, the vice chair or any three members of the commission may call a meeting if the calling authority considers a meeting to be necessary or desirable and the chair fails to call the meeting after being requested to do so.(b)  The authority calling a meeting shall set the date, hour, and place for the meeting and shall deliver written notice of the time and place to each other commission member not later than the fourth day before the meeting date.(c)  Each member who is present at a meeting is entitled to vote on any matter that is put to a vote.(d)  Meetings of the county election commission are subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.  In addition to posting notice as required by Chapter 551, Government Code, the commission shall provide personal written notice of a commission meeting to the county elections administrator in the time prescribed by Section 551.043, Government Code, for providing public notice.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (H.B. 1678), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 31.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.034. Eligibility

Sec. 31.034.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible for appointment as county elections administrator, a person must be a qualified voter of the state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.035. Restrictions on Political Activities

Sec. 31.035.  RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A county elections administrator may not be a candidate for a public office or an office of a political party, hold a public office, or hold an office of or position in a political party.  At the time an administrator becomes a candidate or accepts an office or position in violation of this subsection, the administrator vacates the position of administrator.(b)  A county elections administrator commits an offense if the administrator makes a political contribution or political expenditure, as defined by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, or publicly supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a measure to be voted on at an election.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.  On a final conviction, the administrator's employment is terminated, and the person convicted is ineligible for future appointment as county elections administrator.(c)  In this section, "candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 31.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.036. Resignation

Sec. 31.036.  RESIGNATION.  The county election commission is the proper authority to receive and act on a resignation from the position of county elections administrator.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.037. Suspension or Termination of Employment

Sec. 31.037.  SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  The employment of the county elections administrator may be suspended, with or without pay, or terminated at any time for good and sufficient cause on the four-fifths vote of the county election commission and approval of that action by a majority vote of the commissioners court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 31.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.038. Filling Vacancy

Sec. 31.038.  FILLING VACANCY.  (a)  A vacancy in the position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission.(b)  An appointment to fill an anticipated vacancy arising from a resignation to take effect at a future date may be made at any time after the resignation is accepted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.039. Salary; Staff; Operating Expenses

Sec. 31.039.  SALARY;  STAFF;  OPERATING EXPENSES.  (a)  The commissioners court shall set the number of deputies and other persons that the county elections administrator may employ.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1272, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.(c)  The commissioners court may allow the automobile expense that it considers necessary to the administrator and to any of the administrator's employees in the performance of their official duties.(d)  The commissioners court shall provide the administrator with suitable office space and with the equipment and operating expenses needed for the proper conduct of the office.(e)  The amount initially appropriated by the commissioners court for the operating expenses of the administrator's office may not be less than the total amount last appropriated to the county clerk and the county tax assessor-collector for the functions assigned to the administrator.(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), a person employed on a full-time basis by the administrator's office is subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as the administrator. (g)  Section 31.035(b) does not apply to a person employed on a full-time basis by the administrator's office in a county with a population of one million or less that has an election administrator.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 536, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1272 (H.B. 2199), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 2401), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Elec COde § 31.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.040. Bond

Sec. 31.040.  BOND.  (a)  Before assuming the duties of a county elections administrator, the person appointed to the position must give a bond that is in an amount set by the commissioners court, not to exceed $20,000, payable to the county judge, approved by the commissioners court, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the position.(b)  The commissioners court or the administrator may require any or all of the administrator's deputies, other than unpaid volunteer deputy registrars, to give a bond similar to that required of the administrator in an amount not exceeding the amount of the administrator's bond.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.041. Seal

Sec. 31.041.  SEAL.  The county elections administrator shall have an official seal, on which shall be inscribed a star with five points surrounded by the words "County Elections Administrator, ____________ County, Texas", for use in certifying documents required to be impressed with the seal of the certifying officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.042. Transfer of Records

Sec. 31.042.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  As soon as practicable after the effective date of the creation of the position of county elections administrator, the officer formerly serving as the voter registrar shall transfer to the administrator all records pertaining to voter registration, and the county officer formerly required to conduct elections shall transfer to the administrator all voting equipment and supplies of which the officer has custody and all records in the officer's possession that pertain to an uncompleted election.  The commissioners court shall determine which records of prior elections are to be transferred to the administrator and which are to remain with the officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.043. Duties of Administrator Generally

Sec. 31.043.  DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY.  The county elections administrator shall perform:(1)  the duties and functions of the voter registrar;(2)  the duties and functions placed on the county clerk by this code;(3)  the duties and functions relating to elections that are placed on the county clerk by statutes outside this code, subject to Section 31.044;  and(4)  the duties and functions placed on the administrator under Sections 31.044 and 31.045.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.045. Classification of Duties by Secretary of State

Sec. 31.045.  CLASSIFICATION OF DUTIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules consistent with Sections 31.043 and 31.044 that classify the duties and functions placed on the county clerk by statutes outside this code according to whether they are to be performed by the county elections administrator or by the county clerk.(b)  If the administrator or county clerk of a county having the position of administrator is uncertain as to which person should perform a duty or function that the secretary has not classified, the person shall request the secretary to classify that duty or function, and the secretary shall comply with the request as soon as practicable.(c)  The secretary shall deliver a copy of each rule proposed under this section to the administrator and to the county clerk of each county having the position of administrator not later than the fifth day after the date notice of the proposal is published in the Texas Register and shall deliver a copy of each adopted rule to those persons not later than the fifth day after the date the certified copy of the rule is filed in the secretary's office.  Failure to comply with this subsection does not affect the validity of a rule.(d)  On receiving notice of the creation of the position of administrator in a county, the secretary shall deliver to the county clerk a current set of the rules adopted under this section.  On receiving notice of the initial appointment of the administrator, the secretary shall deliver a set of the rules to the administrator.(e)  The secretary may, on 30 days' notice, adopt a rule classifying a duty or function if the rule is needed in a shorter time than provided by the regular rulemaking process.  The rule is considered an emergency rule for purposes of Chapter 2001, Government Code.  The secretary is not required to give notice of the proposed rule under Subsection (c), but the secretary must give notice of the rule's adoption under that subsection.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Elec COde § 31.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.046. Misdirection of Document

Sec. 31.046.  MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT.  (a)  If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the county elections administrator is mailed to the county clerk or vice versa, the person receiving the document shall note on the document or the envelope in which it is received the time of its receipt and shall promptly deliver it to the proper person.  If the statute under which the document is filed or submitted does not specify that the filing or submission is to be made with the administrator in a county having that position, the timeliness of the filing or submission is determined, as appropriate:(1)  by the time of mailing;  or(2)  by the time of receipt by the person to whom the document is addressed.(b)  If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the county elections administrator is delivered in person to the county clerk or vice versa, the person to whom the delivery is made shall direct the person making the delivery to the proper office.(c)  If a statute specifies that a document is to be filed with or submitted to the county clerk without specifying that the filing or submission is to be made with the county elections administrator in a county having that position and the office to accept the filing or submission is changed to the administrator under this subchapter, a filing or submission made with the county clerk has the same legal effect as if made with the administrator if the clerk accepts and files the document.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.047. Action by Wrong Officer

Sec. 31.047.  ACTION BY WRONG OFFICER.  If a statute specifies that an action is to be taken by the county clerk without specifying that it is to be taken by the county elections administrator in a county having that position, an action taken by the county clerk without objection from the administrator has the same legal effect as if taken by the administrator.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.048. Abolishing Position

Sec. 31.048.  ABOLISHING POSITION.  (a)  The commissioners court by written order may abolish the position of county elections administrator at any time.(b)  After the effective date of an order abolishing the position of administrator, the county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar, and the duties and functions of the county clerk that were performed by the administrator revert to the county clerk, unless a transfer of duties and functions occurs under Section 12.031 or 31.071.(c)  Not later than the third day after the date an order abolishing the position of administrator is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 31.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter B. County Elections Administrator|Section 31.049. Criminal Penalties

Sec. 31.049.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  A statute prescribing a criminal penalty against the county clerk or the clerk's deputies or other employees for conduct relating to duties or functions transferred to the county elections administrator applies to the administrator or to the administrator's deputies or employees as appropriate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 31.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.071. Transfer of Duties

Sec. 31.071.  TRANSFER OF DUTIES.  (a)  The commissioners court by written order may transfer to the county tax assessor-collector the duties and functions of the county clerk in connection with the conduct of elections if the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk agree to the transfer.(b)  The order must state the effective date of the transfer of duties and functions.(c)  Not later than the third day after the date the order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 31.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.072. Applicability of Other Sections

Sec. 31.072.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SECTIONS.  To the extent practicable, Sections 31.043-31.047 and Section 31.049 apply to the transfer of election duties and functions under this subchapter.  For this purpose, the references in those sections to the creation of the position of county elections administrator mean the transfer of duties and functions under this subchapter, and the references in those sections to the county elections administrator mean the county tax assessor-collector.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.073. Transfer of Records

Sec. 31.073.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  As soon as practicable after the effective date of a transfer of duties and functions under Section 31.071, the county clerk shall transfer to the county tax assessor-collector all voting equipment and supplies of which the clerk has custody and all records in the clerk's possession that pertain to an uncompleted election.  The commissioners court shall determine which records of prior elections are to be transferred to the county tax assessor-collector and which are to remain with the county clerk.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.074. Appropriation by Commissioners Court

Sec. 31.074.  APPROPRIATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.  The amount initially appropriated by the commissioners court for the duties and functions to be performed by the county tax assessor-collector under this subchapter may not be less than the amount last appropriated to the county clerk for the same purpose.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.075. Guidelines

Sec. 31.075.  GUIDELINES.  The secretary of state shall prepare advisory budgetary guidelines for the performance of the duties and functions of the county tax assessor-collector that are consolidated after implementation of this subchapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 31.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter C. Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-Collector|Section 31.076. Rescission of Transfer Order

Sec. 31.076.  RESCISSION OF TRANSFER ORDER.  (a)  The commissioners court by written order may rescind an order adopted under Section 31.071 at any time after two years have elapsed from the date the order was adopted, to become effective on a date stated in the order.(b)  Not later than the third day after the date the rescission order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.(c)  On the effective date of the rescission, the county clerk shall perform the duties and functions previously transferred to the county tax assessor-collector unless the position of county elections administrator is created.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 31.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter D. Contract for Election Services|Section 31.091. Definitions

Sec. 31.091.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "County election officer" means the county elections administrator in counties having that position, the county tax assessor-collector in counties in which the county clerk's election duties and functions have been transferred to the tax assessor-collector, and the county clerk in other counties.(2)  "Election services contract" means a contract executed under this subchapter.(3)  "Contracting authority" means the governing body of a political subdivision or the county executive committee of a political party that enters into a contract under this subchapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|