Texas Election Code Title 14, Chapter 233 - Contest On Measure

• Texas Section 233.001 - Applicability Of Chapter
  This chapter applies to a contest of an election on a measure. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
• Texas Section 233.002 - Contestant
  One or more qualified voters of the territory covered by an election on a measure may contest the election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211,...
• Texas Section 233.003 - Contestee
  (a) The contestee must be at least one of the following: (1) the presiding officer of the final canvassing authority for the contested election; (2)...
• Texas Section 233.004 - Intervention
  (a) The court may permit one or more qualified voters of the territory covered by the contested election to intervene as contestants or contestees. (b)...
• Texas Section 233.005 - Venue
  The venue of an election contest is: (1) in Travis County if the contested election is statewide; or (2) in any county wholly or partly...
• Texas Section 233.006 - Filing Period For Petition
  (a) The contestant may not file the petition in the contest earlier than the day after election day. (b) Except as provided by Section 233.014,...
• Texas Section 233.007 - Filing Period For Answer
  (a) A contestee must file an answer to the contestant's petition not later than: (1) 10 a.m. of the 10th day after the date of...
• Texas Section 233.008 - Return Of Unserved Citation
  The citation issued in an election contest must direct the officer receiving the citation to return it unserved if it is not served within 20...
• Texas Section 233.009 - Notice Of Filing And Outcome Of Contest To Authority Receiving Election Certification
  If the result of a contested election is required to be certified to an authority other than the authority that ordered the election, the authority...
• Texas Section 233.010 - Effect Of Contest On Implementation Of Adopted Measure
  (a) The filing of an election contest does not suspend implementation of a contested measure that is shown by the officially determined result to have...
• Texas Section 233.011 - New Election Ordered If Contested Election Void
  The court may not order a new election to be held if the contested election is declared void, except that the court shall include in...
• Texas Section 233.012 - Effect Of Void Election
  (a) The effect of a void election with respect to a restriction on the authority to order another election or on the time interval between...
• Texas Section 233.013 - Consolidation Of Contest
  If more than one election contest involving the same measure is filed, the actions shall be consolidated. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 233.014 - Special Procedures For Contest Of Constitutional Amendment Election
  (a) This section applies only to a contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment. (b) The contestant's petition must be filed and service...

Last modified: September 28, 2016