Tex. Election Code § 241.017
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 241.017, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 241.017. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTEST.
Official statutory text
(a) A contestant may withdraw the election contest at any time before the filing of the committee report by filing with the committee chair and the presiding officer of the house a written statement of withdrawal signed by the contestant or the contestant's attorney.
(b) On withdrawal of the contest, the contest is dismissed and the presiding officer shall have the statement of withdrawal read into the journal of the appropriate house.
(c) Costs of the contest following a withdrawal may be assessed as provided by Section 241.025.
(b) On withdrawal of the contest, the contest is dismissed and the presiding officer shall have the statement of withdrawal read into the journal of the appropriate house.
(c) Costs of the contest following a withdrawal may be assessed as provided by Section 241.025.
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