Texas Election Code
§ 221.003 — SCOPE OF INQUIRY
EL § 221.003Title 14. ELECTION CONTESTS · Part A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 221. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(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.
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Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.