Tex. Election Code § 243.007
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 243.007, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 243.007. MASTER OF DISCOVERY.
Official statutory text
(a) The governor may appoint a master of discovery for the contest. The master has the authority of a master appointed under Section 241.009.
(b) The master must be a resident of the state who:
(1) is not employed by or related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a party to the contest; and
(2) is not an officer of a political party that had a presidential nominee on the ballot of the contested election.
(b) The master must be a resident of the state who:
(1) is not employed by or related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a party to the contest; and
(2) is not an officer of a political party that had a presidential nominee on the ballot of the contested election.
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