Tex. Election Code Section 212.0241
No Ground Required for Electronic Voting System Recount

(a)

A ground for obtaining an initial recount as prescribed by this subchapter is not required to obtain an initial recount of electronic voting system results, subject to Subsection (b).

(b)

A candidate for nomination or election to an office may obtain an initial recount of electronic voting system results in an election in which the person was a candidate only if the candidate is shown by the election returns not to be nominated or elected. However, a candidate shown to be nominated or elected may obtain an initial recount if an opposing candidate’s initial recount petition is approved for a recount that is covered by Section 212.131 (Scope of Initial Recount)(c) and that does not include all of the voting system precincts in the election.

(c)

The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to accommodate the authorization to obtain a recount of electronic voting system results without a specific ground.

(d)

This section does not affect the scope of a recount as governed by Subchapter F.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 66, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 212.0241 — No Ground Required for Electronic Voting System Recount, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­212.­htm#212.­0241 (accessed May 26, 2025).

212.001
General Requirements for Recount Document 212.002
Designation of Agent to Receive Notice 212.003
Submission of Recount Document 212.004
Furnishing Copies of Documents to Certain Interested Persons 212.005
Multiple Recounts on Same Office or Measure 212.006
Withdrawal of Recount Petition 212.021
Applicability of Subchapter 212.022
Obtaining Initial Recount in Election on Office 212.023
Obtaining Initial Recount in Election for Presidential Electors 212.024
Obtaining Initial Recount in Election on Measure 212.025
Petition for Initial Recount Required 212.026
Authority to Whom Petition Submitted 212.027
Notice of Petition Submission to Other Canvassing Authorities 212.028
Time for Submitting Petition 212.029
Initial Review of Petition 212.030
Amendment of Petition 212.031
Final Action on Petition 212.032
Notice of Approval to Others Involved in Election 212.033
Effect of Petition Submission on Canvass 212.034
Counting Errors as Ground for Recount in Paper Ballot Precincts 212.035
Application for Including Remaining Paper Ballot Precincts 212.051
Applicability of Subchapter 212.052
Supplementary Recount Authorized 212.053
Obtaining Supplementary Recount 212.054
Application for Supplementary Recount Required 212.055
Authority to Whom Application Submitted 212.056
Time for Submitting Application 212.057
Processing Application 212.081
Applicability of Subchapter 212.082
Recount Petition 212.083
Deadline for Submitting Petition 212.084
Notice of Petition Submission 212.085
Deadline for Amending Petition 212.086
Application for Including Remaining Paper Ballot Precincts 212.087
Processing Application 212.088
Deadline on Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday 212.089
Days and Hours for Performing Duties 212.111
Deposit Required 212.112
Amount of Deposit 212.113
Return of Deposit 212.131
Scope of Initial Recount 212.132
Scope of Supplementary Recount 212.133
Scope of Expedited Recount 212.134
Early Voting Votes Treated as Precinct 212.135
Votes to Be Recounted 212.136
Exclusion of Certain Votes from Recount in Precincts Using Voting System 212.137
Objection to Exclusion of Votes 212.0231
Obtaining Initial Recount in Presidential Primary Election 212.0241
No Ground Required for Electronic Voting System Recount 212.0331
Effect of Petition Submission on Qualifying for Office
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