Texas Election Code 31.0925 – Request for Services Required
(a) This section applies only to a political subdivision:
(1) that is located entirely in a county:
(A) with a population of more than 500,000 that is served by a county elections administrator; and
(B) that does not contain a municipality with a population of more than 150,000; and
(2) that is not an irrigation district created under the authority of § 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or § 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b) The governing body of a political subdivision shall request an election services contract with the county elections administrator to perform all duties and functions of the political subdivision in relation to an election that may be transferred under this subchapter if the political subdivision receives a petition requesting the contract signed by a number of registered voters residing in the political subdivision that is equal to or exceeds one percent of all votes cast in the most recent general election held by the political subdivision.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 31.0925
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, or school district or any other governmental entity that:
(A) embraces a geographic area with a defined boundary;
(B) exists for the purpose of discharging functions of government; and
(C) possesses authority for subordinate self-government through officers selected by it. See Texas Election Code 1.005 - Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A petition under this section must be submitted to the clerk of the political subdivision before January 1 of the year in which the election to be administered under the requested election services contract will be held.