An election contest has precedence in the appellate courts and shall be disposed of as expeditiously as practicable.
Tex. Elec. Code § 231.009
PRECEDENCE OF CONTEST ON APPEAL
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Reese v. Duncan (2002)
Most recently applied in Kiehne v. Jones (June 2007)
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.