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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Only the following costs of a recount are assessable against a person:
(1) compensation of members of a recount committee as provided by Section 213.004;
(2) charges for use of automatic tabulating equipment as provided by Section 214.044;
(3) a service charge of $15 for each recount supervisor involved in the recount as a reimbursement to the fund from which the telephone, postage, and other office expenses of the recount supervisor are paid;
(4) in a recount of an election for which the final canvass is at the state level, a service charge of $15 for each recount supervisor involved in the recount plus an additional $50 as a reimbursement to the fund from which the telephone, postage, and other office expenses of the recount coordinator are paid; and
(5) the actual expense incurred in producing a printed ballot image from an electronic voting system record.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Election Code - ELEC § 215.002. Assessable Costs - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/election-code/elec-sect-215-002/
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