{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 221.010","heading":"SECONDARY EVIDENCE FOR UNAVAILABLE BALLOTS.","body":"If an examination of ballots is needed in an election contest and the ballots are lost, destroyed, or otherwise beyond the reach of the tribunal, the voters who cast the ballots may testify as to how they voted.\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#221.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"eae9daa7f2f25a6186afbb5eea7eef2b2f643d6451b5b8aaa13f75d172f81714","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-221.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}