Texas Statutes
§ 221.016 — PRESERVATION OF CONTEST PAPERS.
Texas § 221.016
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Bluebook
Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 221.016 (2026).
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Sec. 221.016. PRESERVATION OF CONTEST PAPERS.
(a)The papers of a contest in the district court shall be preserved under the rules applicable to the papers in a civil suit.
(b)The papers of a contest in a tribunal other than a court shall be preserved for 10 years after the date the contest is disposed of and shall then be transferred to the state library.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Nearby Sections
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§ 221.001
APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.§ 221.002
JURISDICTION.§ 221.003
SCOPE OF INQUIRY.§ 221.004
DEFAULT JUDGMENT NOT ALLOWED.§ 221.006
EFFECT OF CONTEST ON CANVASS.§ 221.009
COMPELLING VOTER TO REVEAL VOTE.§ 221.011
ILLEGAL VOTES SUBTRACTED.§ 221.012
TRIBUNAL'S ACTION ON CONTEST.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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Texas § 221.016, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/EL/221.016.