Tex. Election Code Section 241.003
Petition

(a)

The contestant must state the grounds for the contest in a petition in the same manner as a petition in an election contest in the district court.

(b)

The contestant must file the petition with the secretary of state not later than the later of the seventh day after the date the election records are publicly available under Section 1.012 (Public Inspection of Election Records) or the official result of the contested election is determined. The contestant must deliver a copy of the petition to the contestee by the same deadline.

(c)

The contestant may not file the petition with the secretary of state or deliver the copy to the contestee before the day after the date of the contested election.

(d)

Section 1.006 (Effect of Weekend or Holiday) does not apply to this section.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 902), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 241.003 — Petition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­241.­htm#241.­003 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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