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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 13 - Recounts
Chapter 212 - Requesting Recount
Subchapter E. Deposit for Costs of Recount
Section 212.113. Return of Deposit

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TX Elec COde § 212.113 (2025)
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Sec. 212.113. RETURN OF DEPOSIT. (a) On rejection of a recount document, the recount coordinator shall return the recount deposit to the person who submitted the document.

(b) On the timely withdrawal of a recount document, the recount coordinator shall return to the person who submitted the document the recount deposit less any necessary expenditures made toward the conduct of the recount before the request for withdrawal was received.

(c) The recount coordinator shall return to each person requesting a recount whose chosen counting method is not used under Section 212.005(d) the recount deposit less any necessary expenditures made toward the conduct of the recount before the other counting method was determined to be the preferential method.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 59, Sec. 7, eff. Oct. 20, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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