Tex. Election Code § 501.153
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 501.153, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 501.153. CERTIFICATION OF RESULT.
Official statutory text
Not later than the third day after the date the result of a local option election has been declared, the county clerk shall certify the result to the secretary of state and the commission. The clerk may not charge a fee for this service.
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