{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-321.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 321.008","heading":"QUALIFYING FOR OFFICE.","body":"(a) To qualify for office, the State Auditor must take the constitutional oath of office.\n(b) The State Auditor must file the oath with the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date on which the committee appointed the State Auditor, or the committee or a majority of the committee members shall appoint another qualified person as State Auditor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.08(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 862, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1122, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES","CHAPTER 321. STATE AUDITOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.321.htm#321.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ac958f4b24bb3952290ae4a4657a1edf9c3c97bc88ee353ecb55289e277f2afa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-321.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-321.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}