Sec. 8824.023. CONFIRMATION AND INITIAL DIRECTORS' ELECTION

(a) The temporary board of directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and elect seven initial directors.

(b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to a confirmation election held as provided by this section.

(c) Except as provided by this section, a confirmation election must be conducted as provided by Sections 36.017(b)-(i), Water Code, and the Election Code.

(d) The ballot for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of the Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District and the levy of an ad valorem tax in the district at a rate not to exceed three cents for each $100 of assessed valuation."

(e) The temporary board of directors may include any other proposition on the ballot that the directors determine necessary.

(f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are not in favor of the creation of the district, the temporary board of directors may hold a subsequent confirmation election. The subsequent election may not be held before the month in which the first anniversary of the date on which the preceding election was held occurs.

(g) The initial directors for positions one, three, five, and seven shall serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8824.053. The initial directors for the remaining positions shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors under Section 8824.053.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 , Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.