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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES |
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Subtitle B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION |
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Chapter 171. ORGANIZATION |
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Subchapter B. COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
Sec. 171.024. FILLING VACANCY
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(a) The county executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a majority of the committee's membership must participate in filling a vacancy. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.
(c) A vacancy in the office of precinct chair may be filled without participation of the majority of the committee membership if only one person is a candidate to fill the vacancy and the person:
(1) was elected as a precinct chair in the most recent primary election in the county; and
(2) is eligible to serve in the vacant office.
(d) A vacancy may not be filled before the beginning of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs.
(e) After a vacancy is filled, the county chair shall promptly deliver written notice of the replacement member's name and address to the state chair and to the county clerk.