Texas Election Code § 172.116 Local Canvass Relating To Candidates Who Filed An Application For A Place On The Ballot In Accordance With The General Requirements

Sec. 172.116. LOCAL CANVASS RELATING TO CANDIDATES WHO FILED AN APPLICATION FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) The county chair and, if available, at least one member of the county executive committee selected by the county executive committee shall canvass the precinct election returns for the county.

(b) The county chair and any selected county executive committee member shall convene to conduct the local canvass on the second Thursday after election day at the hour specified by the county chair and posted on the county party website or the commissioners court bulletin board if the county organization of the political party does not maintain a website.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 , Sec. 15(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 , Sec. 15(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 , Sec. 15(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(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 and shall be posted to the secretary of state's website.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 1073), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 1073), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 1073), Sec. 15(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

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