Texas Election Code Title 16, Chapter 273 - Criminal Investigation And Other Enforcement Proceedings

SUBCHAPTER A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

• Texas 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 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 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,...

SUBCHAPTER B PROSECUTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL

• Texas 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 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 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 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)...

SUBCHAPTER C EXAMINATION OF BALLOTS BY GRAND JURY

• Texas 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 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 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...

SUBCHAPTER D MANDAMUS BY APPELLATE COURT

• Texas 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, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas 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 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...

SUBCHAPTER E INJUNCTION

• Texas 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 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: September 28, 2016