2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 12 - Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office
Chapter 201 - Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy
Subchapter B. Time Vacancy Occurs
Section 201.028. Deceased or Ineligible Candidate Receiving Vote Required for Election

Universal Citation:
TX Elec COde § 201.028 (2025)
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Sec. 201.028. DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE RECEIVING VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION. If a deceased or ineligible candidate receives the vote required for election to an office, a vacancy occurs on the date the final canvass of the election is completed.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

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