Elections
Summaries
Ken Paxton
Election judges, alternate election judges, and early-voting clerks are public officers and must take the constitutional oath of office under Texas Constitution article XVI, section 1, in addition to the statutory election officer's oath.|Oath of office - election judges, alternate election judges, and early-voting clerks are public officers and must take the constitutional oath of office under Texas Constitution article XVI, section 1.
Ken Paxton
Repeal of a road tax may be accomplished by an election to repeal ordered by the commissioners court pursuant to Transportation Code section 256.053.
Ken Paxton
Constable’s statements to run for office were not made in requisite public setting, and without more, a petition with the minimum number of signatures to waive the filing fee for a place on the ballot does not amount to an announcement of candidacy.
Ken Paxton
A county may call a bond election to fund improvements to city streets that are integral or a connecting link to the county’s roads or state highways.
Ken Paxton
Analysis of Texas Constitution article V, section 1-a, and whether it prohibits a candidate from running for state judicial office if the candidate is 74 on the date of the election but turns 75 before the term begins
Ken Paxton
Public information status of anonymous voted ballots during 22-month preservation period set in Election Code section 66.058