{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-32.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 32.005","heading":"JUDGES FOR ELECTIONS OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.","body":"(a) The governing body of a political subdivision other than a county shall appoint the election judges for elections ordered by an authority of the political subdivision.\n(b) The governing body shall determine whether appointments under Subsection (a) are for a single election or for a definite term not to exceed two years. If appointments are made for a term, the governing body shall set the duration and beginning date of the term and shall fill vacancies in unexpired terms.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS","CHAPTER 32. ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS","SUBCHAPTER A. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.32.htm#32.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"899d25a271833f878885b858fb7d15b1a4f21a302dfc1c581be9d26d68eb60a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-32.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-32.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}