If an officer accepts another office and the two offices may not lawfully be held simultaneously, a vacancy in the first office occurs on the date the person qualifies for the other office.
Tex. Elec. Code § 201.025
ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER OFFICE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Forest Hill, Texas, and Brigette Mathis v. Michielle Benson, in Her Official Capacity and Individually (2018)
Most recently applied in City of Forest Hill, Texas, and Brigette Mathis v. Michielle Benson, in Her Official Capacity and Individually (July 2018)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
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