{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 42.002","heading":"REQUIRED USE OF COUNTY PRECINCTS.","body":"(a) The county election precincts are the election precincts for the following elections:\n(1) the general election for state and county officers;\n(2) a special election ordered by the governor;\n(3) a primary election;\n(4) a countywide election ordered by the commissioners court, county judge, or other county authority, except an election subject to Section 42.062(2); and\n(5) as provided by Section 42.0621, any other election held by a political subdivision on a uniform election date.\n(b) Except as provided by Sections 42.008 and 42.009, county election precincts may not be consolidated for an election.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 1209), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 2926), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 4. TIME AND PLACE OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 42. ELECTION PRECINCTS","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.42.htm#42.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"037ebb36e00fdef39df0873068ca95e3f9699224dd36f87a64ef8c0dfef3dc31","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}