Tex. Election Code Section 232.006
Venue


(a)

The venue of an election contest for a statewide office is in Travis County.

(b)

The venue of a contest for an office less than statewide that is filled by voters of more than one county is:

(1)

in the county in which the contestee or any one of the contestees named under Section 232.003 (Contestee: General Rule) resides if the residence is in the territory covered by the election; or

(2)

in any county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the election if:

(A)

no contestee named under Section 232.003 (Contestee: General Rule) resides in that territory; or

(B)

none of the contestees is named under Section 232.003 (Contestee: General Rule).

(c)

The venue of a contest for an office filled by voters of only one county is in that county.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Source: Section 232.006 — Venue, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­232.­htm#232.­006 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 232.006’s source at texas​.gov