§ 5.08. Council to be judge of election qualifications.  


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  • The Council shall make all regulations which it considers needful or desirable, not inconsistent with this Charter or the laws of the State of Texas as now or hereafter amended, for the conduct of municipal elections, for the prevention of fraud in such elections and for the recount of ballots in case of doubt of fraud. Municipal elections shall be conducted by appointed election authorities in accordance with Federal and State law. Should a run-off election result from any regular or special election, the appointed election authorities shall continue to act under their original commissions and shall conduct said resulting run-off election.

(Rev. of 5-6-1995)