Sec. 2.055. SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE. (a) The secretary of state shall declare an unopposed candidate elected to fill a vacancy in the legislature if: (1) each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed; and (2) no proposition is to appear on the ballot. (b) The declaration under Subsection (a) shall be made on the second day after: (1) the last date an application for a place on the special election ballot may be filed; or (2) the date of a withdrawal, death, or final judgment of ineligibility of a candidate that causes the remaining candidate to be unopposed. (c) After a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the election is not held. A copy of the declaration shall be posted on election day at each polling place that would have been used in the election. (d) At the same time a declaration is made under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to each candidate in the same manner as provided for a candidate elected at the election.
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