Tex. Elec. Code § 87.127 · Subchapter G. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
RESOLUTION OF INCORRECT DETERMINATION BY EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a county election officer, as defined by Section 31.091, determines a ballot was incorrectly rejected or accepted by the early voting ballot board before the time set for convening the canvassing authority, the county election officer may petition a district court for injunctive or other relief as the court determines appropriate.
(b) In an election ordered by the governor or by a county judge, the county election officer must confer with and establish the agreement of the county chair of each political party before petitioning the district court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.87.htm
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