Tex. Election Code § 214.044
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 214.044, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 214.044. CHARGE FOR USE OF EQUIPMENT.
Official statutory text
The person having control of the automatic tabulating equipment used in the original count shall make it available for a recount for a reasonable charge at a rate not to exceed the rate charged for its use in the election being recounted. If the equipment is owned or leased by the authority responsible for the expenses of the election, a charge may not be made for its use in the recount.
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