Tex. Election Code § 215.004
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 215.004, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 215.004. DISPOSITION OF DEPOSIT FOR COSTS.
Official statutory text
(a) If none of the costs of a recount are assessed against a person, the entire deposit shall be returned to the person.
(b) If any of the costs of a recount are assessed against a person, any of the deposit in excess of the amount of the assessment shall be refunded to the person.
(c) If the amount of costs assessed against a person exceeds the amount of the person's deposit, the person is liable to the authority responsible for paying the expenses of the election for the amount of the excess.
(b) If any of the costs of a recount are assessed against a person, any of the deposit in excess of the amount of the assessment shall be refunded to the person.
(c) If the amount of costs assessed against a person exceeds the amount of the person's deposit, the person is liable to the authority responsible for paying the expenses of the election for the amount of the excess.
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