Tex. Election Code § 41.0011
EMERGENCY REQUIRING EARLY ELECTION
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- Tex. Election Code § 41.0011, EMERGENCY REQUIRING EARLY ELECTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640222
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(a) If the governor determines that an emergency warrants holding a special election before the appropriate uniform election date, the election may be held on an earlier nonuniform date.
(b) An authority of a political subdivision desiring to order a special election as an emergency election under this section must ask the governor for permission to do so. If the governor determines that an emergency exists, the governor shall grant permission.
(c) The proclamation or order for an emergency election under this section must include a statement identifying the nature of the emergency.