§ 4.001 Notice Required
§ 4.002 Authority Responsible for Giving Notice
§ 4.003 Method of Giving Notice
§ 4.004 Contents of Notice
§ 4.005 Record of Notice
§ 4.006 Failure to Give Notice of General Election
§ 4.007 Notice to Election Judge
§ 4.008 Notice to County Clerk
§ 4.009 Internet Posting

Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 4 - Notice of Election

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • District office: means an office of the federal or state government that is not voted on statewide. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • 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
  • Local canvass: means the canvass of the precinct election returns. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Proposition: means the wording appearing on a ballot to identify a measure. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Registered voter: means a person registered to vote in this state whose registration is effective. 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