A tribunal hearing an election contest may cause secured ballot boxes, voting machines, or other equipment used in the election to be unsecured to determine the correct vote count or any other fact that the tribunal considers pertinent to a fair and just disposition of the contest.
Tex. Elec. Code § 221.008
EXAMINATION OF SECURED BALLOTS AND EQUIPMENT
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Slusher v. Streater (1995)
Most recently applied in City of Granite Shoals v. Winder (March 2009)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.