Tex. Election Code Section 232.010
Filing Period for Answer

A contestee in a contest of a general or special election must file an answer to the contestant’s petition not later than 10 a.m. of the 10th day after the date of service of citation on the contestee or 10 a.m. of the fifth day after the date the official result in the contested race is determined, whichever is later. The citation must command the contestee to answer by the specified deadline.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Source: Section 232.010 — Filing Period for Answer, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.232.htm#232.010 (accessed May 4, 2024).

232.001
Applicability of Chapter 232.002
Contestant 232.003
Contestee: General Rule 232.004
Substitute Contestee 232.005
Additional Contestee 232.006
Venue 232.007
Runoff Not Held Until Final Judgment 232.008
Filing Period for Petition 232.009
Notice of Contest to Canvassing Authority 232.010
Filing Period for Answer 232.011
Return of Unserved Citation 232.012
Accelerated Procedures for Trial of Certain Contests 232.013
Rescheduling Runoff for Contested Race 232.014
Accelerated Appeal in Primary Contest 232.015
Acceleration of Appeal by Court in Contest of General or Special Election 232.016
Appeal Suspends Execution of Judgment 232.041
New Election Ordered if Contested Election Void 232.042
Candidates in New Election 232.043
Write-in Votes in New Election 232.044
Withdrawal in New Election 232.045
Death or Ineligibility of Candidate in New Election 232.046
Replacement Party Candidates in New Election: General Election for State and County Officers 232.047
Replacement of Partisan Nominee in City Election 232.048
Runoff Following New Election 232.049
Second Runoff Following Contest of Runoff 232.050
Ballot Form and Order of Names on Ballot

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 232.010’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 232.010 — Filing Period for Answer, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.232.htm#232.010 (last accessed May 4, 2024).