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Texas Statutes § 42.006 Population Requirements

⤴ Up to Subchapter A: County Election Precincts

Statute Text

(a) Except as [otherwise] provided by this section and Section 42.0051 , a county election precinct must contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters.
(b) For an election precinct in a county with a population under 100,000, the minimum number of registered voters the precinct may contain is 50, except as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) In a county with a population under 50,000, a county election precinct may contain fewer than 50 registered voters if the commissioners court receives a written petition, signed by at least 25 registered voters of the county, requesting establishment or continuation of the precinct.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2007 , 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 , Sec. 5.001 , eff. September 1, 2007.
(e) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.

History

Amended by Acts 2023 , Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session , ch. 1085 , Sec. 1 , eff. 9/1/2023 .

Amended by Acts 2007 , 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 , Sec. 5.001 , eff. 9/1/2007 .

Amended by Acts 2005 , 79th Leg., Ch. 742 , Sec. 2 , eff. 9/1/2005 .

Amended by Acts 2005 , 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 , Sec. 1.11 (a) , eff. 9/1/2005 .

Amended by Acts 2005 , 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 , Sec. 1.11 (b) , eff. 9/1/2005 .

Amended by Acts 1995 , 74th Leg., ch. 797 , Sec. 36 , eff. 9/1/1995 .

Amended by Acts 1987 , 70th Leg., ch. 472 , Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1987

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

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