Following is the response from the Texas Municipal League:
The mayor can’t stop a newly elected council member from being sworn in and taking office, and it sure won’t be three months until they do that. The council is required to canvass the votes and issue a certificate of election within three to eleven days after the election. The Election Code provides that two members of the cou
Azzmador November 19, 2012
at 11:09pm
From: District4.Gooden@house.state.tx.us
Date: 10/26/2012 9:35:54 AM
Subject: RE: Post-Election
Good morning,
Following is the response from the Texas Municipal League:
The mayor can’t stop a newly elected council member from being sworn in and taking office, and it sure won’t be three months until they do that. The council is required to canvass the votes and issue a certificate of election within three to eleven days after the election. The Election Code provides that two members of the cou