{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 22.004","heading":"PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICER.","body":"To be elected to an office of the municipality, a person must receive more votes than any other person for the office.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 22. ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.22.htm#22.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"937b2820f10b5c42009505814609f06c8fa6fbf1bae61b8a9333d0f5ef59f22d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-22.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}