{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-232.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 232.043","heading":"WRITE-IN VOTES IN NEW ELECTION.","body":"A write-in vote in a new election ordered by a court in an election contest may not be counted unless write-in votes were received by the candidate in the contested election.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE B. CONTESTS IN DISTRICT COURT","CHAPTER 232. CONTESTS FOR OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER B. COURT-ORDERED ELECTION FOLLOWING JUDGMENT OF VOID ELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.232.htm#232.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"6ae00c46b2f9326e70786e9a9e5ed132007338f8cd23779b84633b15cca18129","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-232.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-232.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
