2021 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 13 - Recounts
Chapter 211 - General Provisions
Section 211.003. Change in Outcome of Election
Sec. 211.003. CHANGE IN OUTCOME OF ELECTION. In this title, a change in the outcome of an election occurs if, as a result of a recount in the precincts included in a recount document:
(1) a candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to be nominated, elected, or entitled to a place on a runoff ballot or to be tied for nomination, election, or entitlement to a place on a runoff ballot loses that status;
(2) in a presidential general election, the presidential candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to have received the most votes in this state loses that status;
(3) in an election on a measure, the winning side becomes the losing side; or
(4) in a presidential primary election, entitlement to delegate representation at the political party's national presidential nominating convention on behalf of a candidate or an uncommitted delegation is changed.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
