{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-2.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 2.001","heading":"PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 2. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER A. ELECTION BY PLURALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.2.htm#2.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"aa5ffbbbf7f4aa1bb585075faf8fe92c255720997a52835dbf64f92bca58853c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-1.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-2.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}