- (a) Except as provided by Section 8829.056, this section and Sections 8829.053 and 8829.054 govern the election and qualifications of directors.
- (b) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.
- (c) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.
(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:
- (1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or
- (2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.
- (e) At the first election after the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, a new director is elected from each precinct. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors shall serve two-year terms and which two directors shall serve four-year terms.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.