Tex. Elec. Code § 212.0331 · Subchapter B. INITIAL RECOUNT
EFFECT OF PETITION SUBMISSION ON QUALIFYING FOR OFFICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The submission of a recount petition delays the issuance of a certificate of election and qualification for the office involved in the recount pending completion of the recount.
(b) A candidate may not qualify for an office involved in a recount before completion of the recount.
(c) This section does not affect a candidate who has received a certificate of election and qualified for an office before the submission of a recount petition involving the office.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1144, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.212.htm
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