A write-in vote in a new election ordered by a court in an election contest may not be counted unless write-in votes were received by the candidate in the contested election.
Tex. Elec. Code § 232.043
WRITE-IN VOTES IN NEW ELECTION
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff
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