Texas § 652.026 VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.

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§ 652.026 — VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.

Texas § 652.026

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 652.026 (2026).

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Sec. 652.026. VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.

(a)If a vacancy first occurs during the transition period, the incumbent governor may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy only for a partial term expiring February 1 following the occurrence of the vacancy.

(b)This section does not apply to:

(1)a vacancy for which Article V of the Texas Constitution prescribes a different term; or

(2)an appointee of an incumbent governor if the secretary of state proclaims that, according to the secretary's count of the returns from the general election, the governor is reelected.

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Sec. 652.026. VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD. (a) If a vacancy first occurs during the transition period, the incumbent governor may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy only for a partial term expiring February 1 following the occurrence of the vacancy.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a vacancy for which Article V of the Texas Constitution prescribes a different term; or
(2) an appointee of an incumbent governor if the secretary of state proclaims that, according to the secretary's count of the returns from the general election, the governor is reelected.