Tex. Election Code Section 2.055
Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature

(a)

The secretary of state shall declare an unopposed candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if:

(1)

each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed; and

(2)

no proposition is to appear on the ballot.

(b)

The declaration under Subsection (a) shall be made on the second day after:

(1)

the last date an application for a place on the special election ballot may be filed; or

(2)

the date of a withdrawal, death, or final judgment of ineligibility of a candidate that causes the remaining candidate to be unopposed.

(c)

After a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the election is not held. A copy of the declaration shall be posted on election day at each polling place that would have been used in the election.

(d)

At the same time a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to each candidate in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 184), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 2.055 — Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­2.­htm#2.­055 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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