Tex. Election Code § 273.004
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 273.004, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 273.004. EXAMINATION OF IMPOUNDED RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The examination of impounded election records shall be conducted in the same manner as a court of inquiry.
(b) Impounded election records must be examined in the presence of the district judge ordering the impoundment or a grand jury, as provided by the judge's order.
(b) Impounded election records must be examined in the presence of the district judge ordering the impoundment or a grand jury, as provided by the judge's order.
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