Tex. Election Code § 221.003
SCOPE OF INQUIRY
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- Tex. Election Code § 221.003, SCOPE OF INQUIRY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/641608
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(a) The tribunal hearing an election contest shall attempt to ascertain whether the outcome of the contested election, as shown by the final canvass, is not the true outcome because:
(1) illegal votes were counted; or
(2) an election officer or other person officially involved in the administration of the election:
(A) prevented eligible voters from voting;
(B) failed to count legal votes; or
(C) engaged in other fraud or illegal conduct or made a mistake.
(b) In this title, "illegal vote" means a vote that is not legally countable.
(c) This section does not limit a provision of this code or another statute expanding the scope of inquiry in an election contest.