Texas § EL.67.016 - CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
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§ EL.67.016. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. (a) After the completion of a canvass, the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by that authority's canvass. (b) The governor shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by the canvass conducted by the governor. (c) A certificate of election must contain: (1) the candidate's name; (2) the office to which the candidate is elected; (3) a statement of election to an unexpired term, if applicable; (4) the date of the election; (5) the signature of the officer preparing the certificate; and (6) any seal used by the officer preparing the certificate to authenticate documents that the officer executes or certifies. (d) After the canvass of a presidential election, the secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of election for each presidential elector candidate who is elected. (e) The authority preparing a certificate of election shall promptly deliver it to the person for whom it is prepared, subject to Section 212.0331 . (f) A certificate of election may not be issued to a person who has been declared ineligible to be elected to the office. (g) This section does not apply to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1144, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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