GroundRules
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.059: CANVASSING RETURNS.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
- SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 363. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICTS
- SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT AND TEMPORARY BOARD
(a) Not earlier than the second day or later than the 13th day after the date of the election, the temporary board of a proposed district shall meet and canvass the returns of the election.
(b) If a majority of the votes cast favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall issue an order declaring the district created.
(c) If less than a majority of the votes cast favor the creation of the district, the temporary board may order another election on the matter not earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the preceding election.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON