§ 42.001 Precincts Established by Commissioners Court
§ 42.002 Required Use of County Precincts
§ 42.003 Boundary Description
§ 42.004 Precinct Identification
§ 42.005 Relationship to Districts and Justice and Commissioners Precincts
§ 42.0051 Combining Certain Precincts
§ 42.006 Population Requirements
§ 42.007 Combining Incorporated and Unincorporated Territory
§ 42.008 Consolidating Precincts in Special Election
§ 42.009 Consolidating Precincts in Primary Election
§ 42.010 Recommendation On Elimination of Less Populous Precincts
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Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 42 > Subchapter A - County Election Precincts

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • County election precinct: means an election precinct established under § 42. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • 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.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • most recent federal census: means the United States decennial census immediately preceding the action in question. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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
  • Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Uniform election date: means an election date prescribed by § 41. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005