Sec. 601.009.  ELECTED OFFICER MUST BE REGISTERED VOTER.  (a)  A person may not qualify for a public elective office unless the person is a registered voter.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to an office for which the federal or state constitution prescribes exclusive qualification requirements.
(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the governing body of a district created under Section 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (H.B. 484), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.