Tex. Elec. Code § 233.006

FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Brown v. Blum (1999)

Most recently applied in City of Houston v. Bryant (January 2017)

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

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(a) The contestant may not file the petition in the contest earlier than the day after election day.

(b) Except as provided by Section 30.023, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the contestant must file the petition not later than the later of the 30th day after the date the election records are publicly available under Section 1.012 or the official result of the contested election is determined.

(c) The contestant must deliver a copy of the petition to the secretary of state by the same deadline prescribed for the filing of the petition.

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