{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-243.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 243.004","heading":"NOTICE TO CONTESTEES.","body":"(a) When a petition is filed, the secretary of state shall promptly notify each contestee of the filing and shall deliver a copy of the petition to each contestee who requests one or to an agent designated by the requesting contestee.\n(b) The secretary of state shall use the most expeditious means available for notifying each contestee.\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 243. CONTEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.243.htm#243.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"31aa2a8349b9599334d9eb0ad8979c8bf24e0dce43f587a1b1ab36420a9fc92c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-243.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-243.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}