Tex. Election Code Section 213.059
General Election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor

(a)

A recount in a general election for the office of governor or lieutenant governor shall be conducted in the same manner as a recount of a general election for a state office in which the final canvass is made by the governor, except as provided by this section.

(b)

The governor is considered to be the final canvassing authority for the election and the secretary of state’s tabulation of the county election returns is considered to be the declaration of the official result.

(c)

The recount supervisor shall deliver two copies of the report prepared under Section 213.055 (Supervisor’s Report) to the secretary of state. The secretary shall use one copy for the tabulation of the votes after the recount is completed. The secretary shall deliver the other copy to the speaker of the house of representatives.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 213.059 — General Election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.213.htm#213.059 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

213.001
General Supervision of Recount 213.002
Recount Committee 213.003
Eligibility for Committee Membership 213.004
Compensation of Committee Members 213.005
Counting Teams 213.006
Determination of Counting Questions 213.007
Access to Ballots, Equipment, and Other Materials 213.008
Arrangements for Recount 213.009
Notice of Recount 213.010
Early Recount 213.011
Votes Counted by Precinct 213.012
Committee Report of Recount 213.013
Representation of Parties and Political Parties at Recount 213.014
Canvass by Committee Following Recount 213.015
Bystanders Excluded 213.016
Printing Images of Ballots Cast Using Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines 213.031
Applicability of Subchapter 213.032
Notice of Partial Initial Recount 213.033
Canvass Following Recount 213.051
Applicability of Subchapter 213.052
Agent for Receiving Notice of Recount 213.053
Notice of Recount to Supervisor 213.054
Notice of Recount Result to Coordinator 213.055
Supervisor’s Report 213.056
Determination of Result of Recount 213.057
Canvass Following Recount 213.058
Canvass Following Expedited Recount 213.059
General Election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor 213.0111
Recount of Disputed Ballots

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 213.059’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 213.059 — General Election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.213.htm#213.059 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).