Sec. 232.008. FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION. (a) A contestant may not file the petition in an election contest earlier than the day after election day.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a contestant must file the petition not later than the 30th day after the date the official result of the contested election is determined.
(c) A contestant must file the petition not later than the 10th day after the date the official result is determined in a contest of:
(1) a primary or runoff primary election; or
(2) a general or special election for which a runoff is necessary according to the official result or will be necessary if the contestant prevails.
(d) A contestant must deliver a copy of the petition to the secretary of state by the same deadline prescribed for the filing of the petition.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2011.
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