Tex. Election Code Section 221.008
Examination of Secured Ballots and Equipment


A tribunal hearing an election contest may cause secured ballot boxes, voting machines, or other equipment used in the election to be unsecured to determine the correct vote count or any other fact that the tribunal considers pertinent to a fair and just disposition of the contest.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1078, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 55, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.17, eff. January 1, 2006.

Source: Section 221.008 — Examination of Secured Ballots and Equipment, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­221.­htm#221.­008 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 221.008’s source at texas​.gov