Terms Used In Texas Election Code 83.002

  • 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
  • Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005

The county clerk is the early voting clerk for the county in:
(1) the general election for state and county officers and any other countywide election held at county expense;
(2) a primary election; and
(3) a special election ordered by the governor.