Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 43 > Subchapter A - Number and Location of Polling Places

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• County election precinct: means an election precinct established under § 42. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• 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
• 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
• Rule: includes regulation. 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
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Uniform election date: means an election date prescribed by § 41. See Texas Election Code 1.005