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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 212.023. Obtaining Initial Recount in Election for Presidential Electors

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by Section 212.022 is satisfied.

(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:

(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;

(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly;  or

(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.

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