{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 31.037","heading":"SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.","body":"(a) The employment of the county elections administrator may be suspended, with or without pay, or terminated at any time for good and sufficient cause on the four-fifths vote of the county election commission and approval of that action by a majority vote of the commissioners court.\n(b) In a county with a population of more than 4 million, the secretary of state may enter a written order to terminate the employment of a county elections administrator at the conclusion of administrative oversight of the county elections administrator's office under Subchapter A if the recurring pattern of problems with election administration or voter registration is not rectified or continues to impede the free exercise of a citizen's voting rights in the county.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1933), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS","CHAPTER 31. OFFICERS TO ADMINISTER ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.31.htm#31.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"ee92cc7f942add53bd443bc661e21f980accb7d202357bbf32887e651ff130c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.038"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}