Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 28, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Michael S. Wenk Hays County Criminal District Attorney Hays County Justice Center 110 East Martin Luther King San Marcos, Texas 78666

Re: Whether a home-rule city may change the city's date for general elections through an amendment to the city's charter (RQ-0312-GA)

Dear Mr. Wenk:

In your recent letter you inquire:

If the date for a home rule city's general elections is set in the city's charter, can the citizens of the city change the date for the city's general elections to another authorized uniform election date through an amendment to the city's charter, or does Tex. Elec.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Blum v. LanierTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Glass v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1951

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