2025 Texas Statutes
Water Code
Title 4 - General Law Districts
Chapter 51 - Water Control and Improvement Districts
Subchapter E. Election Provisions
Section 51.221. Eligibility to Vote: Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No
Sec. 51.221. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE: MAVERICK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1. (a) In this section, "district" means the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
(b) A person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the district if the person:
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) is a United States citizen;
(3) is an individual who holds title to or an interest in title to irrigable farmland or ranch land within the boundaries of the district; and
(4) receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the district's canal system.
(c) A person eligible to vote under Subsection (b) must register with the district not later than the 30th day before the date of a district election in order to vote in that district election. The district shall file with the county clerk of Maverick County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before the date of each district election.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
