Section 4.004. Contents of Notice

TX Elec COde § 4.004 (2019) (N/A)

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Sec. 4.004. CONTENTS OF NOTICE. (a) The notice of a general or special election must state:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), the location of each polling place;

(3) the hours that the polls will be open; and

(4) any other information required by other law.

(b) The notice of a special election must also state each office to be filled or the proposition stating each measure to be voted on. This subsection does not apply to an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.

(c) If notice of an election is given by posting the notice in the various election precincts, the notice posted in a precinct is not required to state the location of the polling places in other precincts.

(d) If precincts are consolidated under Section 42.008, the notice must state which precincts have been combined to form each consolidated precinct in addition to the locations of the polling places in the consolidated precincts.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

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