{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-2.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 2.021","heading":"RUNOFF ELECTION REQUIRED.","body":"If no candidate for a particular office receives the vote necessary to be elected in an election requiring a majority vote, a runoff election for that office is required.\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 B. RUNOFF ELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.2.htm#2.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"7665fdb6c7055e99f201476eb9be0cb2f1cec15723b1195daeba89bef9fce93b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-2.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-2.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}