{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-67.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 67.005","heading":"DETERMINING OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION NOT CANVASSED AT STATE LEVEL.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the official result of an election that is not canvassed at the state level is determined from the canvass of the precinct returns conducted by the local canvassing authority.\n(b) In an election in which there is more than one local canvassing authority but no canvass at the state level, the official result is determined in the manner prescribed by the law providing for the election.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 67. CANVASSING ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.67.htm#67.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"2bd0bc8e7b0921311f9491e451578bc8494afc39a4ea5df3584fcba66d250592","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-67.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-67.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}