{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 203.003","heading":"MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.","body":"To be elected in a special election for an unexpired term, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the unexpired term.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE","CHAPTER 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm#203.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"11703f3914cd45ea39336547799afa3c27094d681b8b431461a59cf661ef5e50","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}