Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 201 > Subchapter C - Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally

• Final canvass: means the canvass from which the official result of an election is determined. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• 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
• Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• Succeeding: means immediately following. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Uniform election date: means an election date prescribed by § 41. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005