Sec. 60.033. ELECTION RESULTS

(a) After the election, the presiding judge shall make returns of the result to the temporary board of directors. The temporary board of directors shall canvass the returns and declare the results.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall order the district to be created and the persons named on the ballot to serve as the initial permanent directors and shall enter the order in its minutes. If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor the creation of the district, the temporary board shall declare the proposition to create the district as defeated and enter the result in its minutes.

(c) A certified copy of the temporary board's order creating the district or of the declaration that the proposition to create the district was defeated shall be sent to the commissioners court of each county included in the district by certified or registered mail. The board shall include with the order or declaration the date of the election, the ballot proposition, and the number of votes cast for or against the proposition. A certified copy of the order creating the district shall be filed in the real property records in the county in which the district is located and shall include the legal description of the district.

(d) In the event 10 or fewer votes are cast in the election, not later than the 90th day following the date of the order canvassing the election, the temporary board shall submit the proceedings of the election, including voter affidavits as to residency and qualification to vote, to the attorney general.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.