{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-216.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 216.003","heading":"INITIATING AUTOMATIC RECOUNT.","body":"For purposes of initiating an automatic recount, the authority designated under Section 212.026 shall order the recount.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 95, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 13. RECOUNTS","CHAPTER 216. AUTOMATIC RECOUNT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.216.htm#216.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"83050844cde774a757f9f7c44b42f80a74c28d270cdccc9db198a702bf39a332","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-216.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-216.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}