Tex.
Election Code Section 51.002
County Election Board
(a)
A county election board is established in each county for the general election for state and county officers, a special election for an officer regularly elected at the general election, and any other election ordered by a county authority or held at county expense.(b)
For the general election for state and county officers and for a special election for an officer regularly elected at the general election, the county election board consists of the county judge, county clerk, voter registrar, sheriff, and county chair of each political party required to nominate candidates by primary election. For other elections, the board consists of the county judge, county clerk, voter registrar, and sheriff.(c)
The county clerk is the chair of the county election board.(d)
A meeting of the county election board shall be:(1)
held in person; and(2)
open to the public.(e)
Not later than 48 hours before each meeting of the county election board, the county clerk shall post notice of the meeting on the county’s Internet website, if the county maintains a website.
Source:
Section 51.002 — County Election Board, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.51.htm#51.002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
