Texas Statutes
§ 241.008 — PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY.
Texas § 241.008
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Bluebook
Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 241.008 (2026).
Text
Sec. 241.008. PRESIDING OFFICER AS PARTY. 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.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 232, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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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