Texas § EL.212.031 - FINAL ACTION ON PETITION
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§ EL.212.031. FINAL ACTION ON PETITION
FINAL ACTION ON PETITION. (a) If a recount petition complies with the applicable requirements, the recount coordinator shall approve the petition and note on the petition its approved status and the date of the approval. The recount coordinator shall immediately notify the recount supervisor of the approval. The recount supervisor shall, with the written approval of the recount coordinator, order the recount to be held on the later of the seventh day after the date the petition is determined to comply with the applicable requirements or the day after all ballots have been delivered to the general custodian of election records. (b) If the petition does not comply with the applicable requirements, the recount coordinator shall determine whether it is correctable by amendment. If the petition is not correctable, the coordinator shall reject the petition. If the petition is correctable, the coordinator shall delay acting on the petition until the deadline for amending it. If at that time the petition is not corrected, the coordinator shall reject the petition. (c) On rejecting a petition, the recount coordinator shall note on the petition its rejected status and the reason for and date of the rejection. (d) After approving or rejecting a petition, the recount coordinator shall promptly notify the petitioner of the action taken. (e) After approving or rejecting a petition submitted under Section 212.026 (b), the recount coordinator, if the coordinator is not the same person as the presiding officer of the canvassing authority designated by the joint election agreement, shall promptly notify that presiding officer of the action taken. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 59, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 20, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 288, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 209, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107 ), Sec. 92, eff. September 1, 2021.
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