{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.127","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 87.127","heading":"RESOLUTION OF INCORRECT DETERMINATION BY EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD.","body":"(a) If a county election officer, as defined by Section 31.091, determines a ballot was incorrectly rejected or accepted by the early voting ballot board before the time set for convening the canvassing authority, the county election officer may petition a district court for injunctive or other relief as the court determines appropriate.\n(b) In an election ordered by the governor or by a county judge, the county election officer must confer with and establish the agreement of the county chair of each political party before petitioning the district court.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 87. PROCESSING EARLY VOTING RESULTS","SUBCHAPTER G. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.87.htm#87.127","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"7e3e2ee36c381b726e1dfc2f9dbd0643f790a3e135b51f7399c13bd19b9c9fcf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.126","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}