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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 1115.051. Board Election; Term

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

(a) The board consists of nine directors elected as follows:

(1) two directors elected from each county commissioners precinct of Wilson County; and

(2) one director elected from the district at large.

(b) The candidate from each commissioners precinct receiving the highest number of votes from that precinct is elected as director from that precinct. The candidate from the district at large receiving the highest number of votes from the district at large is elected as the director from the district at large.

(c) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve staggered two-year terms;

(2) each year one director is elected from each precinct; and

(3) in odd-numbered years, a director is elected from the district at large.

(d) A directors' election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year or another date authorized by law. (Acts 65th Leg., R.S., Ch. 511, Sec. 4(c) (part).)

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