Texas Statutes
§ 241.004 — ANSWER.
Texas § 241.004
JurisdictionTexas
Code ELElection Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 241.004 (2026).
Text
Sec. 241.004. ANSWER.
(a)The contestee must reply to the contestant's petition in an answer in the same manner as an answer to a petition in an election contest in the district court.
(b)The contestee must file the answer with the secretary of state not later than the seventh day after the date the contestee receives the copy of the petition. The contestee must deliver a copy of the answer to the contestant by the same deadline.
(c)Section 1.006 does not apply to this section.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 241.001
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 241.002
PARTIES.§ 241.003
PETITION.§ 241.004
ANSWER.§ 241.0061
SECURITY FOR COSTS.§ 241.007
RUNOFF DELAYED.§ 241.008
PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY.§ 241.009
MASTER OF DISCOVERY.§ 241.0091
FRIVOLOUS PETITION.§ 241.010
DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS.§ 241.012
HEARING PROCEDURE.§ 241.013
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