{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 204.003","heading":"VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.","body":"If a vacancy occurs on or after January 1 of an even-numbered year and on or before the 62nd day before general primary election day, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled at the next general election for state and county officers.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE","CHAPTER 204. VACANCY IN CONGRESS","SUBCHAPTER A. VACANCY IN SENATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.204.htm#204.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"a37131f7ecb36b7f63f093e83dcde1a36085947428dfcf0a5efad8a447df08c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}