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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE |
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Title 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER |
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Subtitle H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER |
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Chapter 8812. VICTORIA COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
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Subchapter A-1. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS |
Sec. 8812.023. CONFIRMATION ELECTION
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(a) Not later than the 30th day after September 1, 2005, the temporary board shall order an election to be held not later than the 120th day after September 1, 2005, to confirm the creation of the district.
(b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a confirmation election held as provided by this section.
(c) The ballot for the election must be printed to permit voting for or against the following proposition: "The creation of the Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District and the imposition of an ad valorem tax in the district at a rate not to exceed two cents for each $100 of assessed valuation."
(d) The temporary board may include any other proposition on the ballot that it considers necessary.
(e) Except as provided by this section, a confirmation election must be conducted as provided by Section 36.017(b)-(i), Water Code, and the Election Code. The provision of Section 36.017(d), Water Code, relating to the election of permanent directors does not apply to a confirmation election under this section.
(f) If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under this section, the board may hold another confirmation election not sooner than the first anniversary of the most recent confirmation election.