Tex. Election Code § 212.023
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 212.023, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 212.023. OBTAINING INITIAL RECOUNT IN ELECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by Section 212.022 is satisfied.
(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:
(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;
(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly; or
(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.
(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:
(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;
(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly; or
(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.
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