{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 221.006","heading":"EFFECT OF CONTEST ON CANVASS.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by this title, the filing of an election contest before the canvass of the contested election is completed does not affect the canvassing process, and the result of the election shall be determined and certified as if the contest had not been filed.\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#221.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"4e767f646bea2834b5b8959163204023f74732127947fb20930543e0866542f1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}