Texas Statutes
§ 213.015 — BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED.
Texas § 213.015
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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 213.015 (2026).
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Sec. 213.015. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED.
(a)Only persons that are specifically permitted by law to attend a recount may be inside the room in which the recount is conducted, or in any hallway or corridor in the building in which the recount is conducted within 30 feet of the entrance to the room, while the recount is in progress.
(b)A recount committee chair has the same authority as that of a presiding judge at a polling place to preserve order during the recount.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 59, Sec. 14, eff. Oct. 20, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 219, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 213.001
GENERAL SUPERVISION OF RECOUNT.§ 213.002
RECOUNT COMMITTEE.§ 213.004
COMPENSATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.§ 213.005
COUNTING TEAMS.§ 213.006
DETERMINATION OF COUNTING QUESTIONS.§ 213.009
NOTICE OF RECOUNT.§ 213.010
EARLY RECOUNT.§ 213.011
VOTES COUNTED BY PRECINCT.§ 213.0111
RECOUNT OF DISPUTED BALLOTS.§ 213.012
COMMITTEE REPORT OF RECOUNT.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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