Texas § EL.212.028 - TIME FOR SUBMITTING PETITION
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§ EL.212.028. TIME FOR SUBMITTING PETITION
TIME FOR SUBMITTING PETITION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a petition for an initial recount must be submitted by 5 p.m. of the third business day after the date the canvassing authority to whose presiding officer the petition must be submitted completes its canvass of the original election returns. (b) A petition for a winning candidate in response to an opposing candidate's petition as described by Section 212.0241 (b) must be submitted not later than 48 hours after receipt of the notice of approval under Section 212.032 . (c) If the deadline for submitting a petition for an initial recount falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the deadline is extended to 10 a.m. of the next regular business day. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.12, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107 ), Sec. 91, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 248 (S.B. 825 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section EL.212.028 ("TIME FOR SUBMITTING PETITION") 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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