Sec. 251.80. CHANGE IN PRECINCT BOUNDARIES

(a) Whenever a local option status is once legally put into effect as the result of the vote in a justice precinct, such status shall remain in effect until the status is changed as the result of a vote in the same territory that comprised the precinct when such status was established. If the boundaries of the justice precinct have changed since such status was established, the commissioners court shall, for purposes of a local option election, define the boundaries of the original precinct. A local option election may be held within the territory defined by the commissioners court as constituting such original precinct.

(b) Nothing in this section is intended to affect the operation of Section 251.73 of this code.

(c) The provisions of Section 501.107, Election Code, relating to the payment of local option election expenses shall apply to elections held in a territory that is defined in accordance with Subsection (a) of this section.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.