Terms Used In Texas Election Code 252.007

  • Measure: means a question or proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters' will. 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
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.

A specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a measure must file its campaign treasurer appointment with:
(1) the commission, if the measure is to be submitted to voters of the entire state;
(2) the county clerk, if the measure is to be submitted to voters of a single county in an election ordered by a county authority;
(3) the secretary of the governing body of the political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no secretary, with the governing body’s presiding officer, if the measure is to be submitted at an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county;
(4) the county clerk if:
(A) the measure concerns a political subdivision other than a county;
(B) the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed; and
(C) no boundary of the political subdivision crosses a boundary of a county; or
(5) the commission if:
(A) the measure concerns a political subdivision other than a county;
(B) the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed; and
(C) the political subdivision is situated in more than one county.

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