Tex. Election Code § 213.009
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 213.009, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 213.009. NOTICE OF RECOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) The recount supervisor shall give personal notice of an initial recount to the petitioner, personal notice of a supplementary recount to both the petitioner and applicant, and personal notice of an expedited recount to the petitioner and to any applicant.
(b) Notice required by Subsection (a) shall also be given to each person entitled to notice under Section 212.032.
(c) The notice must include the time and place at which the recount is scheduled to begin and the number of counting teams designated for the recount, if applicable.
(d) Except as provided by Section 213.010, the notice shall be given at least 18 hours before the recount begins.
(b) Notice required by Subsection (a) shall also be given to each person entitled to notice under Section 212.032.
(c) The notice must include the time and place at which the recount is scheduled to begin and the number of counting teams designated for the recount, if applicable.
(d) Except as provided by Section 213.010, the notice shall be given at least 18 hours before the recount begins.
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