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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 1046.051. Board Election; Term

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board consists of nine directors elected from the district by position as follows:

(1) two directors from each commissioners precinct; and

(2) one director from the district at large.

(b) To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast in the election for that position.

(c) The board shall declare the results of a district election.

(d) Unless different terms are established under Section 1046.054, directors serve staggered two-year terms as follows:

(1) directors elected to even-numbered positions are elected in even-numbered years; and

(2) directors elected to odd-numbered positions and the director elected at large are elected in odd-numbered years.

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