Can LLCs vote in Special District Elections?

What is happening? Maverick County (Texas) Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 asked the Texas Attorney General for an opinion as to whether a member of an LLC may vote in an Improvement District election.

Why is this important? A member of an LLC, even an LLC that owns irrigable farmland or ranch land within the boundaries of the district and receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district, by and through the district’s canal system, may not vote in an improvement district election. The Water Code standard for voting requires that the voter be a natural person. A change in the Water Code could be an avenue for LLCs.

Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0415 (2022)