{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 221.003","heading":"SCOPE OF INQUIRY.","body":"(a) The tribunal hearing an election contest shall attempt to ascertain whether the outcome of the contested election, as shown by the final canvass, is not the true outcome because:\n(1) illegal votes were counted; or\n(2) an election officer or other person officially involved in the administration of the election:\n(A) prevented eligible voters from voting;\n(B) failed to count legal votes; or\n(C) engaged in other fraud or illegal conduct or made a mistake.\n(b) In this title, \"illegal vote\" means a vote that is not legally countable.\n(c) This section does not limit a provision of this code or another statute expanding the scope of inquiry in an election contest.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 221. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.221.htm#221.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"04d8c01b9c266649712f9b5a96b0fab1bad548c46c113e000220efe305103a3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}