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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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UTILITIES CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT |
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Subtitle C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES |
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Chapter 53. RATES |
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Subchapter H. PARTIAL DEREGULATION AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS |
Sec. 53.359. REVERSAL OF DEREGULATION BY BALLOT
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(a) A cooperative that is partially deregulated under this subchapter may vote to reverse the deregulation by sending a ballot to each cooperative member.
(b) The cooperative's board of directors may order reballoting on its own motion. If the board receives a written request for that action from at least 10 percent of its members, the board shall reballot not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives that request.
(c) The cooperative may include the ballot in a bill or send the ballot separately. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Reversing the partial deregulation of the (name of the cooperative)."
(d) The partial deregulation is reversed if a majority of the ballots returned to the cooperative not later than the 45th day after the date the ballots are mailed favor reversal.