Texas Election Code 192.103 – Presiding Officer; Elector Vacancy
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(a) The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting of electors described in § 192.104.
(b) The position of an elector is vacant if the elector has failed to execute the oath under § 192.102.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 192.103
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The secretary of state shall fill a vacancy with a substitute elector nominated in accordance with political party rules or named by an independent or write-in candidate for president, as applicable. A substitute elector who is filling the position of an elector is considered an elector for purposes of this chapter. If a person‘s position as elector is determined to be vacant, the person may not serve as a substitute elector with respect to that meeting of electors.
(d) To qualify as a substitute elector under Subsection (c), an individual who has not executed the oath required under § 192.102 shall execute the following oath: “I swear to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the oath of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded.”