Texas Election Code 31.001 – Chief Election Officer
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(a) The secretary of state is the chief election officer of the state.
(b) The secretary shall establish in the secretary’s office an elections division with an adequate staff to enable the secretary to perform the secretary’s duties as chief election officer. The secretary may assign to the elections division staff any function relating to the administration of elections that is under the secretary’s jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 31.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.