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Tex. Elec. Code § 2.001 (2026)
Plurality Vote Required
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Sec. 2.001. PLURALITY VOTE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided by law, to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the office.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: Moore v. Barr, 718 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1986).
Moore v. Barr, 718 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1986). “” Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 2.001 (Vernon 1986).”
Laura Pressley v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar", No. 03-15-00368-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 16, 2015). “26, 27, 51 Texas Election Code § 2.001 .............”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0433, No. KP-0433 (Tex. Att'y Gen. Feb. 24, 2023). “004 (“Plurality Vote Required for Election of Municipal Officer”); see also TEX. ELEC. CODE § 2.001 (“Except as otherwise provided by law, to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the office.”
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