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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 ELECTION CODE
 Title 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
 Chapter 2. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE  
 Subchapter B. RUNOFF ELECTION  

  Sec. 2.025. RUNOFF ELECTION DAY    

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  • (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or as otherwise provided by this code, a runoff election shall be held not earlier than the 20th or later than the 45th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed.

    (b) A runoff election date later than the period prescribed by Subsection (a) may be prescribed by a home-rule city charter.

    (c) This section supersedes a law outside this subchapter to the extent of a conflict notwithstanding Section 2.022.

    (d) A runoff election for a special election to fill a vacancy in Congress or a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature to which Section 101.104 applies shall be held not earlier than the 70th day or later than the 77th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 60, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 20, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.