Texas § 7886.0203 ELECTION RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.

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§ 7886.0203 — ELECTION RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.

Texas § 7886.0203

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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 7886.0203 (2026).

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Sec. 7886.0203. ELECTION RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.

(a)The board shall call an election as requested by a petition filed under Section 7886.0202 only if:

(1)an election has not been held previously under this section; and

(2)the board determines that the petition is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(b)The board shall make the determination under Subsection (a)(2) not later than the seventh day after the date on which the board receives the petition.

(c)The board shall hold an election required by Subsection (a) on the first authorized uniform election date after the date the board determines an election is required that allows sufficient time for the board to comply with all applicable provisions of the Election Code.

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Sec. 7886.0203. ELECTION RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall call an election as requested by a petition filed under Section 7886.0202 only if:
(1) an election has not been held previously under this section; and
(2) the board determines that the petition is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.
(b) The board shall make the determination under Subsection (a)(2) not later than the seventh day after the date on which the board receives the petition.
(c) The board shall hold an election required by Subsection (a) on the first authorized uniform election date after the date the board determines an election is required that allows sufficient time for the board to comply with all applicable provisions of the Election Code.
(d) The board shall publish notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once each week for three weeks before the date the election is scheduled to be held.
(e) The ballot for an election ordered in response to a petition filed under Section 7886.0202 must be printed in English and Spanish and read as follows:
"By voting YES on this ballot, you are voting in favor of requiring the Sebastian Municipal Utility District to enter into an agreement with a qualified water supply corporation in which the district's debts, liabilities, obligations, assets, and facilities are transferred to the corporation and the district is dissolved. By voting NO on this ballot, you are voting against requiring the Sebastian Municipal Utility District to enter into such an agreement."