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Texas Election Code - Chapter 273 Criminal Investigation And Other Enforcement Proceedings

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  • Texas Election Code Section 273.001 - Investigation Of Criminal Conduct
    (a) If two or more registered voters of the territory covered by an election present affidavits alleging criminal conduct in connection with the election to ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.002 - Local Assistance To Attorney General
    For an election in which the attorney general is conducting an investigation, the attorney general may: (1) direct the county or district attorney serving a ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.003 - Impounding Election Records
    (a) In the investigation of an election, a county or district attorney or the attorney general may have impounded for the investigation the election returns, ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.004 - Examination Of Impounded Records
    (a) The examination of impounded election records shall be conducted in the same manner as a court of inquiry. (b) Impounded election records must be ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.021 - Prosecution By Attorney General Authorized
    (a) The attorney general may prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. (b) The attorney general may appear before a ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.022 - Cooperation With Local Prosecutor
    The attorney general may direct the county or district attorney serving the county in which the offense is to be prosecuted to prosecute an offense ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.023 - Subpoena
    (a) A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued in connection with a prosecution under this subchapter is effective if served anywhere in this state. (b) ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.024 - Venue
    An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted in the county in which the offense was committed or an adjoining county. If the offense is ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.041 - Request To Examine Ballots
    In the investigation of criminal conduct in connection with an election, a grand jury, on finding probable cause to believe an offense was committed, may ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.042 - Order By District Judge
    On request of a grand jury for an examination of voted ballots, a district judge may order the custodian of the ballots and the custodian ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.043 - Conduct Of Examination
    The examination of ballots under this subchapter shall be conducted in secret before the grand jury. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.061 - Jurisdiction
    The supreme court or a court of appeals may issue a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of any duty imposed by law in ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.062 - Proceeding To Obtain Writ
    A proceeding to obtain a writ of mandamus under this subchapter shall be conducted in accordance with the rules pertaining to original proceedings of the ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.063 - Venue In Court Of Appeals
    (a) A petition to a court of appeals for a writ of mandamus under this subchapter must be filed with the court specified by this ...
  • Texas Election Code Section 273.081 - Injunction
    A person who is being harmed or is in danger of being harmed by a violation or threatened violation of this code is entitled to ...
  • Last modified: August 11, 2007