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Texas Election Code § 67.014

Determining Official Result of Election Canvassed at State Level

Canvassing Elections

The official result of an election canvassed by the governor or by the legislature is determined from the canvass of the county returns conducted by that authority.

Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.