Tex. Election Code § 17.004
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 17.004, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 17.004. COPY FILED WITH REGISTRAR.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the deadline for filing a petition for review, the petitioner must deliver a copy of the petition to the registrar who issued the adverse decision.
(b) A petition delivered by mail is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the registrar.
(b) A petition delivered by mail is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the registrar.
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