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TEXAS's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

  • Electoral College Votes Count: 38
  • Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
  • Electors Must Pledge: no

Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation​

Texas is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Texas is one of the states that do not require their electors to vote as pledged.

Election Code: T.X. 192.006

How Does Texas Select Its Electors?​

  • Electors are chosen by political parties at the State Convention. Political parties choose their respective sets of electors in accordance with state law and each party’s rules.

When Do The Electors Vote?​

  • The electors shall convene at the State Capitol at 2 p.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election and shall perform their duties as prescribed by federal law. The secretary of state shall arrange for the meeting place, notify the electors, and call the meeting to order. The secretary shall act as temporary chair of the meeting until the electors elect a chair from among themselves. If an elector is absent at the time for convening the meeting, the electors may declare the elector position vacant by a majority vote of those present at the meeting. The State has 38 of the total 538 electoral votes that make up the U.S. Electoral College. Electoral Votes are allocated to states based on the most recent census. Only California has more Electoral Votes, at 55, than Texas.

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