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Tex. Elec. Code § 221.003

SCOPE OF INQUIRY

Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case Honts v. Shaw (1998)

Most recently applied in Laura Pressley v. Gregorio "Greg" Casar (December 2016)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) The tribunal hearing an election contest shall attempt to ascertain whether the outcome of the contested election, as shown by the final canvass, is not the true outcome because:

(1) illegal votes were counted; or

(2) an election officer or other person officially involved in the administration of the election:

(A) prevented eligible voters from voting;

(B) failed to count legal votes; or

(C) engaged in other fraud or illegal conduct or made a mistake.

(b) In this title, "illegal vote" means a vote that is not legally countable.

(c) This section does not limit a provision of this code or another statute expanding the scope of inquiry in an election contest.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.