Tex. Elec. Code § 243.007 · Chapter 243. CONTEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
MASTER OF DISCOVERY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The governor may appoint a master of discovery for the contest. The master has the authority of a master appointed under Section 241.009.
(b) The master must be a resident of the state who:
(1) is not employed by or related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a party to the contest; and
(2) is not an officer of a political party that had a presidential nominee on the ballot of the contested election.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 19, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.243.htm
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