Texas Election Code 31.031 – Creation of Position
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(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.5 million or less by written order may create the position of county elections administrator for the county.
(b) The order must state the date the creation of the position of administrator is effective. The effective date may not be later than 12 months after the date the order is adopted.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 31.031
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) To facilitate the orderly transfer of duties on the effective date, the order may authorize the commissioners court to employ the administrator-designate not earlier than the 90th day before the effective date of the creation of the position, at a salary not to exceed that to be paid to the administrator.
(d) Not later than the third day after the date the order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to:
(1) the secretary of state; and
(2) each member of the county election commission.