Texas § EL.215.001 - PAYMENT OF COSTS

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§ EL.215.001. PAYMENT OF COSTS

PAYMENT OF COSTS. (a) The authority responsible for paying the expenses of an election in which a recount is conducted shall pay the costs of the recount. (b) The fund from which a payment is made for a cost that is assessed against a person shall be reimbursed from the money received from that person. (c) Claims for compensation of members of a recount committee and other costs incurred by a recount supervisor are payable on certification of the costs by the supervisor. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

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Section EL.215.001 ("PAYMENT OF COSTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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