{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-275.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 275.002","heading":"MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.","body":"To be elected to a city office, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 275. ELECTION FOR OFFICERS OF CITY WITH 200,000 POPULATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.275.htm#275.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"974c7bcbd755f6039b588cc24e3d527636ce5265cb499ed50ade10d257dd1eb6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-275.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-275.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}