{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 241.007","heading":"RUNOFF DELAYED.","body":"(a) If a special election for which a runoff is necessary according to the official result is contested, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the governor in writing of the contest when the canvass is completed or the petition is received, whichever is later.\n(b) The governor shall delay ordering the runoff pending the outcome of the contest.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTESTS IN OTHER TRIBUNALS","CHAPTER 241. CONTEST FOR STATE SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.241.htm#241.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"de7bb6a4b5f82bf4e93ea66fec5652025a44c1fc9979c32039edf4a57a553815","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.0061","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}