Tex. Election Code § 241.018
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 241.018, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 241.018. DISPOSITION OF CONTEST BY HOUSE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 241.019, the house in which a contest is pending shall dispose of the contest as provided by this section.
(b) As soon as practicable after the committee report on the contest is filed, the house shall set a date for consideration of the report.
(c) The house shall take action on the contest as prescribed by Section 221.012.
(d) A contestee may not vote on any matter involving the contest.
(b) As soon as practicable after the committee report on the contest is filed, the house shall set a date for consideration of the report.
(c) The house shall take action on the contest as prescribed by Section 221.012.
(d) A contestee may not vote on any matter involving the contest.
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