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Texas Statutes § 2.025 Runoff Election Day

⤴ Up to Subchapter B: Runoff Election

Statute Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or as otherwise provided by this code, a runoff election shall be held on a Saturday designated by the secretary of state [not earlier than the 20th or later than the 45th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed] .
(b) [Repealed by Acts 2023 , Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session , ch. 799 .]
(c) This section supersedes a law outside this subchapter to the extent of a conflict notwithstanding Section 2.022.
(d) A runoff election for a special election to fill a vacancy in Congress or a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature, except an election ordered as an emergency election under Section 41.0011 or an election held as an expedited election under Section 203.013, shall be held not earlier than the 70th day or later than the 77th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed.
(e) A date designated by the secretary of state under this section for a runoff election:
(1) must be:
(A) not earlier than the 30th day after the date of the main election; and
(B) not later than the 45th day after the date of the main election; and
(2) may not:
(A) be a national or state holiday under Section 1.006(f); or
(B) have an early voting period that includes a national or state holiday under Section 1.006(f).

History

Amended by Acts 2023 , Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session , ch. 799 , Sec. 3 , eff. 9/1/2023 .

Amended by Acts 2023 , Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session , ch. 799 , Sec. 1 , eff. 9/1/2023 .

Amended by Acts 2021 , Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session , ch. 711 , Sec. 4 , eff. 9/1/2021 .

Amended by Acts 2011 , 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 , Sec. 2 , eff. 9/1/2011 .

Amended by Acts 2003 , 78th Leg., ch. 1316 , Sec. 2 , eff. 9/1/2003 .

Amended by Acts 1993 , 73rd Leg., ch. 728 , Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1993

Amended by Acts 1991 , 72nd Leg., ch. 389 , Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 60, Sec. 2, eff. 10/20/1987

Acts 1985 , 69th Leg., ch. 211 , Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986 .

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