{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.038","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 31.038","heading":"FILLING VACANCY.","body":"(a) A vacancy in the position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission.\n(b) An appointment to fill an anticipated vacancy arising from a resignation to take effect at a future date may be made at any time after the resignation is accepted.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","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#31.038","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"15c3d851d78784fbc7f58f9684578afa34fff7e3d0c7d485b276aefe23ae1c09","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}