{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-83.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 83.006","heading":"CLERK FOR ELECTIONS OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.","body":"(a) In an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county or city, the authority ordering the election shall appoint the early voting clerk.\n(b) To be eligible for appointment as early voting clerk under this section, a person must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that:\n(1) an appointee must be a qualified voter of the political subdivision and is not required to be a qualified voter of any other particular territory;\n(2) in an election in which an officer of the political subdivision is a candidate, an appointee's status as an employee of the political subdivision does not make the appointee ineligible for appointment as the clerk; and\n(3) an appointee who is a permanent employee of the political subdivision and a qualified voter of any territory is not required to be a qualified voter of the political subdivision.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.06; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 83. OFFICER CONDUCTING EARLY VOTING","SUBCHAPTER A. EARLY VOTING CLERK"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.83.htm#83.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"a9b478d6d70fb0c86da0f28a2610169711e91b3b0744f317310aa0742fb38e0e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-83.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-83.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}