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Texas Election Code - Section 172.116. Local Canvass

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§ 172.116. LOCAL CANVASS.  (a) The county executive 
committee shall canvass the precinct election returns for the 
county.
	(b)  The committee shall convene to conduct the local canvass 
at the county seat not earlier than 6 p.m. on the second Thursday or 
later than 1 p.m. on the second Friday after election day at the 
hour specified by the county chair.
	(c)  Except as provided by this section, the procedure for 
conducting the canvass is the same as that prescribed by this code 
for a local canvass of a general election.
	(d)  The tabulation of results must be a separate document.                    
	(e)  Not later than the 20th day after the date the local 
canvass is completed, the county chair shall deliver the 
committee's tabulation to the general custodian of election 
records, who shall preserve it for the period for preserving the 
precinct election records.
	(f)  The local canvass is open to the general public.                          
	(g)  The official result of the primary election, except for 
offices canvassed at the state level, is determined from the local 
canvass of precinct returns.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by 
Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 275, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, § 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 
75th Leg., ch. 864, § 147, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th 
Leg., ch. 1315, § 52, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

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