Texas Election Code 31.153 – Joint Elections Commission
(a) The joint elections commission consists of:
(1) from each county that has adopted an order to have its elections conducted by the joint elections administrator, the county judge, county clerk, and county tax assessor-collector;
(2) from each county described in Subdivision (1), the county chair of each political party that made nominations by primary election for the last general election for state and county officers preceding the date of the meeting at which the appointment is made; and
(3) a representative from each participating entity other than a county.
(b) The members of the joint elections commission shall annually designate:
(1) a chair, who must be a county judge;
(2) a vice chair, who must be a county clerk; and
(3) a secretary, who must be a county tax assessor-collector.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 31.153
- General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. 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