{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.096","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 31.096","heading":"NONTRANSFERABLE FUNCTIONS.","body":"An election services contract may not change:\n(1) the authority with whom applications of candidates for a place on a ballot are filed;\n(2) the authority with whom documents are filed under Title 15; or\n(3) the political subdivision's requirement to maintain office hours under Section 31.122.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS","CHAPTER 31. OFFICERS TO ADMINISTER ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.31.htm#31.096","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"1a14fba087181c476cf82725cf804e6c878f9d72575191376f0f5130f6ab5368","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.095","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-31.097"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}