Tex. Election Code § 213.006
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 213.006, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 213.006. DETERMINATION OF COUNTING QUESTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The recount committee chair has the same authority as a presiding election judge to determine whether a particular ballot may be lawfully counted and how a voter's marking of a ballot should be interpreted.
(b) After consulting the recount coordinator's appointee, the recount committee chair shall prepare a written statement of the specific reasons for not counting a particular ballot. Any uncounted ballots shall be kept separately in the appropriate container.
(c) Early voting ballots rejected by the early voting ballot board may not be counted in the recount.
(b) After consulting the recount coordinator's appointee, the recount committee chair shall prepare a written statement of the specific reasons for not counting a particular ballot. Any uncounted ballots shall be kept separately in the appropriate container.
(c) Early voting ballots rejected by the early voting ballot board may not be counted in the recount.
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