Tex. Election Code § 216.005
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 216.005, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 216.005. COST OF AUTOMATIC RECOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) Subchapter E, Chapter 212, does not apply to an automatic recount.
(b) The costs of an automatic recount shall be paid by each political subdivision or county executive committee, as applicable, served by a presiding officer designated under Section 213.001.
(b) The costs of an automatic recount shall be paid by each political subdivision or county executive committee, as applicable, served by a presiding officer designated under Section 213.001.
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