Texas Government Code 432.077 – Number of Votes Required
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(a) A person may be convicted of an offense only by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present when the vote is taken.
(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 432.077
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence for the purpose of reducing it may be made by a lesser vote that indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused’s sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.