Tex. Election Code § 67.012
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 67.012, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 67.012. TIME FOR CANVASS BY GOVERNOR.
Official statutory text
(a) The governor shall conduct the state canvass at the time set by the secretary of state:
(1) not earlier than the 15th or later than the 30th day after election day; or
(2) for an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), not earlier than the 18th or later than the 33rd day after election day.
(b) The secretary of state shall post, on the secretary of state's Internet website, a notice of the date, hour, and place of the canvass at least 72 hours before the canvass is conducted.
(1) not earlier than the 15th or later than the 30th day after election day; or
(2) for an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), not earlier than the 18th or later than the 33rd day after election day.
(b) The secretary of state shall post, on the secretary of state's Internet website, a notice of the date, hour, and place of the canvass at least 72 hours before the canvass is conducted.
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