After expiration of the prescribed period for preserving voted ballots, election returns, other election records, or other records that are preserved under this code, the records may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of unless, at the expiration of the preservation period, an election contest or a criminal investigation or proceeding in connection with an election to which the records pertain is pending. In that case, the records shall be preserved until the contest, investigation, or proceeding is completed and the judgment, if any, becomes final.
Tex. Elec. Code § 1.013
DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS
Known as the Election Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (23 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Dallas Independent School District v. Finlan (2000)
Most recently applied in Dallas Independent School District v. Finlan (October 2000)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.