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Tex. Election Code § 241.008

PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY

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Tex. Election Code § 241.008, PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/641689
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If the presiding officer of the house having jurisdiction is a party to a contest, the house shall elect one of its members to perform the duties of the presiding officer with respect to the contest. The chair of the house's committee on administration shall perform those duties until the substitute is elected.