Texas Election Code 42.006 – Population Requirements
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(a) Except as provided by this section and § 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).
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 42.006
- County election precinct: means an election precinct established under § 42. 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
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 5.001, eff.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.