{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-212.081","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 212.081","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.","body":"This subchapter applies to a recount in an election on an office in which:\n(1) a majority vote is required for nomination or election; and\n(2) votes were cast for more than two candidates.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 13. RECOUNTS","CHAPTER 212. REQUESTING RECOUNT","SUBCHAPTER D. EXPEDITED RECOUNT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.212.htm#212.081","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"19f712aeaec6e9bb6baaac6a2ca5823cb22fc07c6a767a06b4c2c3a82c1b4a4f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-212.057","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-212.082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}