Tex. Elec. Code § 212.023 · Subchapter B. INITIAL RECOUNT
OBTAINING INITIAL RECOUNT IN ELECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by Section 212.022 is satisfied.
(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:
(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;
(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly; or
(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.
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History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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