Tex. Election Code § 212.027
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 212.027, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 212.027. NOTICE OF PETITION SUBMISSION TO OTHER CANVASSING AUTHORITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) On submission of a recount petition 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 notify that presiding officer of the submission.
(b) On submission of a recount petition under Section 212.026(d), the recount coordinator shall notify the presiding officer of each of the other canvassing authorities of the submission of the petition.
(b) On submission of a recount petition under Section 212.026(d), the recount coordinator shall notify the presiding officer of each of the other canvassing authorities of the submission of the petition.
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