{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-171.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 171.003","heading":"FILLING VACANCY.","body":"(a) The state executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee, including a vacancy in the office of chair or vice chair.\n(b) A majority of the committee's membership constitutes a quorum for the purpose of filling a vacancy. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.\n(c) To be eligible to serve as a replacement to fill a vacancy in a membership representing a senatorial or congressional district, a person must reside in the district.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 113, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 10. POLITICAL PARTIES","SUBTITLE B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION","CHAPTER 171. ORGANIZATION","SUBCHAPTER A. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.171.htm#171.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"bbe7a8060c1253e7b7dca749c0dba6bd7318be9f88d6e6549eab238d855562e1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-171.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-171.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}