Texas § 192.103 PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY.

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§ 192.103 — PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY.

Texas § 192.103

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 192.103 (2026).

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Sec. 192.103. PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY.

(a)The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting of electors described in Section 192.104 .

(b)The position of an elector is vacant if the elector has failed to execute the oath under Section 192.102 .

(c)The secretary of state shall fill a vacancy with a substitute elector nominated in accordance with political party rules or named by an independent or write-in candidate for president, as applicable. A substitute elector who is filling the position of an elector is considered an elector for purposes of this chapter. If a person's position as elector is determined to be vacant, the person may not serve as a substitute elector with respect to that meeting of electors.

(d)To qualify as a substitute elector under Subsection (c), an i

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Sec. 192.103. PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY. (a) The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting of electors described in Section 192.104 .
(b) The position of an elector is vacant if the elector has failed to execute the oath under Section 192.102 .
(c) The secretary of state shall fill a vacancy with a substitute elector nominated in accordance with political party rules or named by an independent or write-in candidate for president, as applicable. A substitute elector who is filling the position of an elector is considered an elector for purposes of this chapter. If a person's position as elector is determined to be vacant, the person may not serve as a substitute elector with respect to that meeting of electors.
(d) To qualify as a substitute elector under Subsection (c), an individual who has not executed the oath required under Section 192.102 shall execute the following oath: "I swear to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the oath of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded."