{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-271.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 271.005","heading":"ELECTION OFFICERS.","body":"(a) An election officer for a joint election may be appointed to serve more than one of the participating political subdivisions.\n(b) A person who is eligible to serve as an election officer in an election of any participating political subdivision is eligible to serve in the same office in a joint election.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 271. JOINT ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.271.htm#271.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"e6b44c6420d6cefc1df0cfcbc956a583e0c31c2b7be6e87428f20727f21b150c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-271.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-271.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}