Texas Election Code
Sections 1501–1800
- § 212.026AUTHORITY TO WHOM PETITION SUBMITTED
- § 212.027NOTICE OF PETITION SUBMISSION TO OTHER CANVASSING AUTHORITIES
- § 212.028TIME FOR SUBMITTING PETITION
- § 212.029INITIAL REVIEW OF PETITION
- § 212.030AMENDMENT OF PETITION
- § 212.031FINAL ACTION ON PETITION
- § 212.032NOTICE OF APPROVAL TO OTHERS INVOLVED IN ELECTION
- § 212.033EFFECT OF PETITION SUBMISSION ON CANVASS
- § 212.0331EFFECT OF PETITION SUBMISSION ON QUALIFYING FOR OFFICE
- § 212.034COUNTING ERRORS AS GROUND FOR RECOUNT IN PAPER BALLOT PRECINCTS
- § 212.035APPLICATION FOR INCLUDING REMAINING PAPER BALLOT PRECINCTS
- § 212.051APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 212.052SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT AUTHORIZED
- § 212.053OBTAINING SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT
- § 212.054APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT REQUIRED
- § 212.055AUTHORITY TO WHOM APPLICATION SUBMITTED
- § 212.056TIME FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION
- § 212.057PROCESSING APPLICATION
- § 212.081APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 212.082RECOUNT PETITION
- § 212.083DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PETITION
- § 212.084NOTICE OF PETITION SUBMISSION
- § 212.085DEADLINE FOR AMENDING PETITION
- § 212.086APPLICATION FOR INCLUDING REMAINING PAPER BALLOT PRECINCTS
- § 212.087PROCESSING APPLICATION
- § 212.088DEADLINE ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY
- § 212.089DAYS AND HOURS FOR PERFORMING DUTIES
- § 212.111DEPOSIT REQUIRED
- § 212.112AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT
- § 212.113RETURN OF DEPOSIT
- § 212.131SCOPE OF INITIAL RECOUNT
- § 212.132SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTARY RECOUNT
- § 212.133SCOPE OF EXPEDITED RECOUNT
- § 212.134EARLY VOTING VOTES TREATED AS PRECINCT
- § 212.135VOTES TO BE RECOUNTED
- § 212.136EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN VOTES FROM RECOUNT IN PRECINCTS USING VOTING SYSTEM
- § 212.137OBJECTION TO EXCLUSION OF VOTES
- § 213.001GENERAL SUPERVISION OF RECOUNT
- § 213.002RECOUNT COMMITTEE
- § 213.003ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- § 213.004COMPENSATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- § 213.005COUNTING TEAMS
- § 213.006DETERMINATION OF COUNTING QUESTIONS
- § 213.007ACCESS TO BALLOTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS
- § 213.008ARRANGEMENTS FOR RECOUNT; SETTING TIME AND PLACE
- § 213.009NOTICE OF RECOUNT
- § 213.010EARLY RECOUNT
- § 213.011VOTES COUNTED BY PRECINCT
- § 213.0111RECOUNT OF DISPUTED BALLOTS
- § 213.012COMMITTEE REPORT OF RECOUNT
- § 213.013REPRESENTATION OF PARTIES AND POLITICAL PARTIES AT RECOUNT
- § 213.014CANVASS BY COMMITTEE FOLLOWING RECOUNT
- § 213.015BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED
- § 213.016PRINTING IMAGES OF BALLOTS CAST USING DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
- § 213.031APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 213.032NOTICE OF PARTIAL INITIAL RECOUNT
- § 213.033CANVASS FOLLOWING RECOUNT
- § 213.051APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 213.052AGENT FOR RECEIVING NOTICE OF RECOUNT
- § 213.053NOTICE OF RECOUNT TO SUPERVISOR
- § 213.054NOTICE OF RECOUNT RESULT TO COORDINATOR
- § 213.055SUPERVISOR'S REPORT
- § 213.056DETERMINATION OF RESULT OF RECOUNT; NOTICE
- § 213.057CANVASS FOLLOWING RECOUNT
- § 213.058CANVASS FOLLOWING EXPEDITED RECOUNT
- § 213.059GENERAL ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
- § 214.001APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 214.002COUNTING PROCEDURE
- § 214.003DISPOSITION OF TALLY LISTS
- § 214.041APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 214.042COUNTING METHOD FOR RECOUNT
- § 214.043EQUIPMENT USED FOR RECOUNT
- § 214.044CHARGE FOR USE OF EQUIPMENT
- § 214.045COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE
- § 214.046TEST OF PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT
- § 214.047TEST USING UNOFFICIAL TEST MATERIALS
- § 214.048REQUEST FOR MANUAL RECOUNT AFTER SUCCESSFUL TEST
- § 214.049COUNTING PROCEDURE
- § 214.050COUNTING AND RECORDING WRITE-IN VOTES
- § 214.051DISPOSITION OF RECOUNT RETURNS
- § 214.071PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 215.001PAYMENT OF COSTS
- § 215.002ASSESSABLE COSTS
- § 215.003ASSESSMENT OF COSTS
- § 215.004DISPOSITION OF DEPOSIT FOR COSTS
- § 215.005ADMINISTRATION OF COSTS
- § 215.006MAINTAINING RECORD OF COSTS
- § 215.007STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR COORDINATOR
- § 215.008STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR PERSON ASSESSED
- § 215.009ITEMIZED STATEMENT AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS
- § 215.010COLLECTION OF COSTS
- § 216.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 216.002CONDUCT OF AUTOMATIC RECOUNT GENERALLY
- § 216.003INITIATING AUTOMATIC RECOUNT
- § 216.004COUNTING PROCEDURES
- § 216.005COST OF AUTOMATIC RECOUNT
- § 221.001APPLICABILITY OF TITLE
- § 221.002JURISDICTION
- § 221.003SCOPE OF INQUIRY
- § 221.004DEFAULT JUDGMENT NOT ALLOWED
- § 221.005DATE OF DETERMINATION OF OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION
- § 221.006EFFECT OF CONTEST ON CANVASS
- § 221.007CONTESTEE IN CONTEST FILED BEFORE FINAL CANVASS
- § 221.008EXAMINATION OF SECURED BALLOTS AND EQUIPMENT
- § 221.009COMPELLING VOTER TO REVEAL VOTE
- § 221.010SECONDARY EVIDENCE FOR UNAVAILABLE BALLOTS
- § 221.011ILLEGAL VOTES SUBTRACTED
- § 221.012TRIBUNAL'S ACTION ON CONTEST
- § 221.013COSTS OF CONTEST WHEN ELECTION DECLARED VOID
- § 221.014EXPENSES OF NEW ELECTION ORDERED IN ELECTION CONTEST
- § 221.015RIGHT TO OCCUPY OFFICE INVOLVED IN CONTEST
- § 221.016PRESERVATION OF CONTEST PAPERS
- § 221.017EFFECT OF STATUTES OUTSIDE CODE
- § 221.018EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
- § 231.001APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE
- § 231.002APPLICABILITY OF RULES GOVERNING CIVIL SUITS
- § 231.003ATTENDANCE ON LEGISLATURE NOT GROUND FOR CONTINUANCE
- § 231.004DISQUALIFICATION OF DISTRICT JUDGE
- § 231.005JURY TRIAL NOT ALLOWED
- § 231.006COMPELLING PRODUCTION OF ELECTION RECORDS AND ATTENDANCE OF ELECTION OFFICERS
- § 231.007PROCEDURES FOR NEW ELECTION GENERALLY
- § 231.008DELIVERY OF CERTIFIED COPIES OF JUDGMENT
- § 231.009PRECEDENCE OF CONTEST ON APPEAL
- § 232.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 232.002CONTESTANT
- § 232.003CONTESTEE: GENERAL RULE
- § 232.004SUBSTITUTE CONTESTEE
- § 232.005ADDITIONAL CONTESTEE
- § 232.006VENUE
- § 232.007RUNOFF NOT HELD UNTIL FINAL JUDGMENT
- § 232.008FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION
- § 232.009NOTICE OF CONTEST TO CANVASSING AUTHORITY
- § 232.010FILING PERIOD FOR ANSWER
- § 232.011RETURN OF UNSERVED CITATION
- § 232.012ACCELERATED PROCEDURES FOR TRIAL OF CERTAIN CONTESTS
- § 232.013RESCHEDULING RUNOFF FOR CONTESTED RACE
- § 232.014ACCELERATED APPEAL IN PRIMARY CONTEST
- § 232.015ACCELERATION OF APPEAL BY COURT IN CONTEST OF GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION
- § 232.016APPEAL SUSPENDS EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT
- § 232.041NEW ELECTION ORDERED IF CONTESTED ELECTION VOID
- § 232.042CANDIDATES IN NEW ELECTION
- § 232.043WRITE-IN VOTES IN NEW ELECTION
- § 232.044WITHDRAWAL IN NEW ELECTION
- § 232.045DEATH OR INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE IN NEW ELECTION
- § 232.046REPLACEMENT PARTY CANDIDATES IN NEW ELECTION: GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS
- § 232.047REPLACEMENT OF PARTISAN NOMINEE IN CITY ELECTION
- § 232.048RUNOFF FOLLOWING NEW ELECTION
- § 232.049SECOND RUNOFF FOLLOWING CONTEST OF RUNOFF
- § 232.050BALLOT FORM AND ORDER OF NAMES ON BALLOT
- § 233.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 233.002CONTESTANT
- § 233.003CONTESTEE
- § 233.004INTERVENTION
- § 233.005VENUE
- § 233.006FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION
- § 233.007FILING PERIOD FOR ANSWER
- § 233.008RETURN OF UNSERVED CITATION
- § 233.009NOTICE OF FILING AND OUTCOME OF CONTEST TO AUTHORITY RECEIVING ELECTION CERTIFICATION
- § 233.010EFFECT OF CONTEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPTED MEASURE
- § 233.011NEW ELECTION ORDERED IF CONTESTED ELECTION VOID
- § 233.0115BALLOT LANGUAGE MANDAMUS ACTION
- § 233.012EFFECT OF VOID ELECTION
- § 233.013CONSOLIDATION OF CONTEST
- § 241.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 241.002PARTIES
- § 241.003PETITION
- § 241.004ANSWER
- § 241.005METHOD OF DELIVERING CONTEST PAPERS TO PARTIES
- § 241.006DELIVERY OF CONTEST PAPERS TO PRESIDING OFFICER
- § 241.0061SECURITY FOR COSTS
- § 241.007RUNOFF DELAYED
- § 241.008PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY
- § 241.009MASTER OF DISCOVERY
- § 241.0091FRIVOLOUS PETITION
- § 241.010DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS
- § 241.011REFERRAL OF CONTEST TO COMMITTEE; HEARING BY COMMITTEE
- § 241.012HEARING PROCEDURE
- § 241.013EVIDENCE
- § 241.014ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES
- § 241.015COMMITTEE REPORT
- § 241.016MINORITY REPORT
- § 241.017WITHDRAWAL OF CONTEST
- § 241.018DISPOSITION OF CONTEST BY HOUSE
- § 241.019DISPOSITION OF CONTEST BY COMMITTEE
- § 241.020NEW ELECTION ORDERED IF CONTESTED ELECTION VOID
- § 241.021DELIVERY OF CERTIFIED COPIES OF JUDGMENT
- § 241.022PROCEDURES FOR NEW ELECTION GENERALLY
- § 241.023ACCELERATED ELECTION SCHEDULE
- § 241.024CANDIDATES IN NEW ELECTION
- § 241.025COSTS OF CONTEST
- § 242.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 242.002CONDUCT OF CONTEST GENERALLY
- § 242.003CONTEST FOR OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
- § 242.004ACCELERATED ELECTION SCHEDULE
- § 243.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 243.002PARTIES
- § 243.003PETITION
- § 243.004NOTICE TO CONTESTEES
- § 243.005ANSWER
- § 243.006HEARING OF CONTEST
- § 243.007MASTER OF DISCOVERY
- § 243.008DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS
- § 243.009HEARING PROCEDURE
- § 243.010EVIDENCE
- § 243.011ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES
- § 243.012DISPOSITION OF CONTEST
- § 243.013COSTS OF CONTEST
- § 247.001PETITION ALLEGING FRAUD
- § 247.002PROCEDURE
- § 247.003FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION
- § 247.004DAMAGES
- § 247.005ATTORNEY'S FEES
- § 251.001DEFINITIONS
- § 251.0015COMMUNICATION WITH CANDIDATE
- § 251.0016COMMON VENDOR
- § 251.002OFFICEHOLDERS COVERED
- § 251.003PROHIBITION OF DOCUMENT FILING FEE
- § 251.004VENUE
- § 251.005OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEES EXCLUDED
- § 251.006FEDERAL OFFICE EXCLUDED
- § 251.007TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL
- § 251.008CERTAIN POLITICAL CLUB MEETINGS EXCLUDED
- § 251.009LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE
- § 251.032FORMS
- § 251.033NOTIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING REPORTS
- § 252.001APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER REQUIRED
- § 252.0011INELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS CAMPAIGN TREASURER
- § 252.002CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT
- § 252.003CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE
- § 252.0031CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE
- § 252.0032CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE
- § 252.004DESIGNATION OF ONESELF
- § 252.005AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: CANDIDATE
- § 252.006AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATE OR ASSISTING OFFICEHOLDER
- § 252.007AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING MEASURE
- § 252.008MULTIPLE FILINGS BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE NOT REQUIRED
- § 252.009AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE
- § 252.010TRANSFER OF APPOINTMENT
- § 252.011TIME APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT; PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS
- § 252.012REMOVAL OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER
- § 252.013TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT ON VACATING POSITION
- § 252.0131TERMINATION OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT
- § 252.014PRESERVATION OF FILED APPOINTMENTS
- § 252.015ASSISTANT CAMPAIGN TREASURER
- § 253.001CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE IN ANOTHER'S NAME PROHIBITED
- § 253.003UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION
- § 253.004UNLAWFULLY MAKING EXPENDITURE
- § 253.005EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION
- § 253.006CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LOBBYISTS RESTRICTED
- § 253.007PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING BY PERSON MAKING OR AUTHORIZING CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES
- § 253.031CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED
- § 253.032LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION BY OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEE
- § 253.033CASH CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDING $100 PROHIBITED
- § 253.034RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION
- § 253.0341RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION
- § 253.035RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
- § 253.0351LOANS FROM PERSONAL FUNDS
- § 253.036OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN
- § 253.037RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE
- § 253.038PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED
- § 253.039CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED
- § 253.040SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
- § 253.041RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS
- § 253.042RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS
- § 253.043POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH APPOINTIVE OFFICE
- § 253.091CORPORATIONS COVERED
- § 253.092TREATMENT OF INCORPORATED POLITICAL COMMITTEE
- § 253.093CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS COVERED
- § 253.094CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED
- § 253.095PUNISHMENT OF AGENT
- § 253.096CONTRIBUTION ON MEASURE
- § 253.097CONTRIBUTION FROM CORPORATION OR LABOR ORGANIZATION
- § 253.098COMMUNICATION WITH STOCKHOLDERS OR MEMBERS
- § 253.099NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGNS
- § 253.100EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE
- § 253.101UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY COMMITTEE
- § 253.102COERCION PROHIBITED
- § 253.103CORPORATE LOANS
- § 253.104CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL PARTY
- § 253.105CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECT EXPENDITURE ONLY COMMITTEES
- § 253.131LIABILITY TO CANDIDATES
- § 253.132LIABILITY TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- § 253.133LIABILITY TO STATE
- § 253.134CIVIL PENALTIES IMPOSED BY COMMISSION
- § 253.151APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 253.152DEFINITIONS
- § 253.153CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITED EXCEPT DURING ELECTION PERIOD
- § 253.154WRITE-IN CANDIDACY
- § 253.1541ACCEPTANCE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSON APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCY
- § 253.155CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
- § 253.157LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTION BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES
- § 253.158CONTRIBUTION BY SPOUSE OR CHILD
- § 253.159EXCEPTION TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
- § 253.1601CONTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATE OR OFFICEHOLDER
- § 253.161USE OF CONTRIBUTION FROM NONJUDICIAL OR JUDICIAL OFFICE PROHIBITED
- § 253.1611CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BY JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND COMMITTEES RESTRICTED
- § 253.1612CERTAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED
- § 253.162RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS
- § 253.1621APPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT LIMITS TO CERTAIN CANDIDATES
- § 253.167CERTIFICATION OF POPULATION; NOTICE OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS