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TX Elec COde § 31.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 31.128. Restriction on Eligibility

Sec. 31.128.  RESTRICTION ON ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  In this section, "election official" does not include a chair of a county political party holding a primary election or a runoff primary election.(b)  A person may not serve as an election official if the person has been finally convicted of an offense under this code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 8.01, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 31.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 31.129. Civil Penalty

Sec. 31.129.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  In this section, "election official" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.128.(b)  An election official may be liable to this state for a civil penalty if the official:(1)  is employed by or is an officer of this state or a political subdivision of this state; and(2)  violates a provision of this code.(c)  A civil penalty imposed under this section may include termination of the person's employment and loss of the person's employment benefits.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 8.01, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 31.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 31.130. Suit Against Election Officer

Sec. 31.130.  SUIT AGAINST ELECTION OFFICER.  An action, including an action for a writ of mandamus, alleging that an election officer violated a provision of this code while acting in the officer's official capacity may only be brought against the officer in the officer's official capacity.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 8.01, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 31.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.151. Definition

Sec. 31.151.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "participating entity" means a political subdivision for whom the joint elections administrator conducts elections under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.153. Joint Elections Commission

Sec. 31.153.  JOINT ELECTIONS COMMISSION.  (a)  The joint elections commission consists of:(1)  from each county that has adopted an order to have its elections conducted by the joint elections administrator, the county judge, county clerk, and county tax assessor-collector;(2)  from each county described in Subdivision (1), 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; and(3)  a representative from each participating entity other than a county.(b)  The members of the joint elections commission shall annually designate:(1)  a chair, who must be a county judge;(2)  a vice chair, who must be a county clerk; and(3)  a secretary, who must be a county tax assessor-collector.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.154. Appointment of Joint Elections Administrator

Sec. 31.154.  APPOINTMENT OF JOINT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  The position of joint elections administrator is filled by appointment of the joint elections commission.(b)  To be appointed, a joint elections administrator must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the joint elections commission's membership.  Each member voting in favor of the appointment must sign the resolution or order appointing the administrator.(c)  Not later than the third day after the date a joint elections administrator is appointed, the officer who presided at the meeting shall file a signed copy of the resolution or order with the secretary of the joint elections commission.  Not later than the third day after the date the copy is filed, the secretary of the commission 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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.155. Commission Meetings

Sec. 31.155.  COMMISSION MEETINGS.  (a)  The joint elections 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 joint elections 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 joint elections 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 joint elections administrator in the time prescribed by Section 551.043, Government Code, for providing public notice.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (H.B. 1678), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 31.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.156. Eligibility

Sec. 31.156.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible for appointment as joint elections administrator, a person must be a qualified voter of this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.157. Resignation

Sec. 31.157.  RESIGNATION.  The joint elections commission is the proper authority to receive and act on a resignation from the position of joint elections administrator.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.158. Termination of Employment

Sec. 31.158.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  The employment of the joint elections administrator may be terminated at any time for good and sufficient cause on:(1)  the vote of not less than four-fifths of the members of the joint elections commission; and(2)  the approval of that action by a majority vote of the governing bodies of a majority of the participating entities.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.159. Filling Vacancy

Sec. 31.159.  FILLING VACANCY.  (a)  A vacancy in the position of joint elections administrator is filled by appointment of the joint elections 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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.160. Salary; Staff; Operating Expenses

Sec. 31.160.  SALARY; STAFF; OPERATING EXPENSES.  (a)  The joint elections commission shall set the number of deputies and other persons that the joint elections administrator may employ.(b)  The joint elections commission may allow the automobile expense that it considers necessary to the joint elections administrator and to any of the administrator's employees in the performance of their official duties.(c)  The joint elections commission shall provide the joint elections administrator with suitable office space and with the equipment and operating expenses needed for the proper conduct of the office.(d)  The participating entities shall share the cost of the operating expenses of the joint elections administrator's office, as determined by the participating entities.  The total amount initially appropriated by the governing bodies of the participating entities for the operating expenses of the administrator's office may not be less than the total amount last appropriated to the least populous participating county's county clerk and county tax assessor-collector for the functions assigned to the administrator.(e)  The joint elections administrator for a county with a population of one million or more that has an elections administrator is subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as a county elections administrator.  A person employed on a full-time basis by the joint elections administrator's office for that county is subject to Section 31.035 in the same manner as the joint elections administrator.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.161. Bond

Sec. 31.161.  BOND.  (a)  Before assuming the duties of a joint elections administrator, the person appointed to the position must give a bond that is in an amount set by the joint elections commission, not to exceed $20,000, payable to the commission chair, approved by the commission, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the position.(b)  The joint elections commission or the joint elections 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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.162. Seal

Sec. 31.162.  SEAL.  The joint elections administrator shall have an official seal, on which shall be inscribed a star with five points surrounded by the words "Joint Elections Administrator, ____________ County, Texas", for use in certifying documents required to be impressed with the seal of the certifying officer.  The seal must include the name of each participating county.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.163. Transfer of Records

Sec. 31.163.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  As soon as practicable after the effective date of the creation of the position of joint elections administrator, the officer formerly serving as the voter registrar shall transfer to the administrator all records pertaining to voter registration, and the officers of the participating entities 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 joint elections commission shall determine which records of prior elections are to be transferred to the administrator and which are to remain with the officer.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.164. Duties of Administrator Generally

Sec. 31.164.  DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY.  (a)  The joint elections administrator shall perform:(1)  the duties and functions of the voter registrar, except as provided by Subsection (b);(2)  the duties and functions relating to elections placed by this code on an officer of a participating entity formerly required to conduct elections;(3)  the duties and functions relating to elections placed by statutes outside this code on an officer of a participating entity formerly required to conduct elections, subject to Section 31.165; and(4)  the duties and functions placed on the administrator under Sections 31.165 and 31.166.(b)  The joint elections administrator may serve as the voter registrar only in the county or counties that created the administrator's position.  For territory of a participating entity located in another county, the officer designated under Section 12.001 as the voter registrar for that county retains the duties of the voter registrar.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.166. Classification of Duties by Secretary of State

Sec. 31.166.  CLASSIFICATION OF DUTIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules consistent with Sections 31.164 and 31.165 that classify the duties and functions placed on the officers of the participating entities by statutes outside this code according to whether they are to be performed by the joint elections administrator or by the officer.(b)  If the joint elections administrator or officer of a participating entity is uncertain as to which person should perform a duty or function that the secretary of state 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 of state shall deliver a copy of each rule proposed under this section to the joint elections administrator and to the officer of each participating entity in this state 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 joint elections administrator for a county, the secretary of state 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 of state 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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.167. Misdirection of Document

Sec. 31.167.  MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT.  (a)  If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the joint elections administrator is mailed to an officer of a participating entity 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 elections administrator of a political subdivision 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 joint elections administrator is delivered in person to an officer of a participating entity 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 an officer without specifying that the filing or submission is to be made with the elections administrator of a political subdivision having that position and the office to accept the filing or submission is changed to the joint elections administrator under this subchapter, a filing or submission made with the officer has the same legal effect as if made with the administrator if the officer accepts and files the document.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.168. Action by Wrong Officer

Sec. 31.168.  ACTION BY WRONG OFFICER.  If a statute specifies that an action is to be taken by an officer without specifying that it is to be taken by the elections administrator of a political subdivision having that position, an action taken by the officer without objection from the administrator has the same legal effect as if taken by the administrator.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.169 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.169. Addition or Withdrawal of Political Subdivisions

Sec. 31.169.  ADDITION OR WITHDRAWAL OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  A political subdivision that has not created the position of joint elections administrator and that has territory in or is a county adjacent to a county using a joint elections administrator may use the joint elections administrator to conduct the elections of the political subdivision as provided by this subchapter, if approved by the governing body of the political subdivision and the joint elections commission.  Following approval by both entities under this subsection, the political subdivision is entitled to representation on the joint elections commission, as provided by Section 31.153(a)(3).(b)  A political subdivision, other than the county that sent notice seeking creation under Section 31.152(a)(1) or to which the notice was sent under Section 31.152(a)(2), may cease using the joint elections administrator to conduct the elections of the political subdivision under this subchapter, if approved by the governing body of the political subdivision.  Following approval by the governing body under this subsection, the political subdivision is not entitled to representation on the joint elections commission.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 31.170 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.170. Abolishing Position

Sec. 31.170.  ABOLISHING POSITION.  (a)  The joint elections commission or the commissioners court of each participating county by written order may abolish the position of joint elections administrator at any time.(b)  After the effective date of an order abolishing the position of joint elections administrator, the county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar of the county, and the duties and functions of the officer of a participating entity that were performed by the administrator revert to the officer, 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 joint elections administrator is adopted, the county clerk of the most populous participating county shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 31.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 31 - Officers to Administer Elections|Subchapter F. Joint Elections Administrator|Section 31.171. Criminal Penalties

Sec. 31.171.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  A statute prescribing a criminal penalty against an officer of a participating entity or the officer's deputies or other employees for conduct relating to duties or functions transferred to the joint elections administrator applies to the administrator or to the administrator's deputies or employees as appropriate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 32.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter A. Appointment of Election Judges|Section 32.001. Presiding Judge and Alternate for Each Election Precinct

Sec. 32.001.  PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE FOR EACH ELECTION PRECINCT.  (a)  A presiding election judge and an alternate presiding judge shall be appointed for each election precinct in which an election is held.(b)  The alternate presiding judge shall serve as presiding judge for an election if the regularly appointed presiding judge cannot serve.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|