Texas Statutes
§ 241.017 — WITHDRAWAL OF CONTEST.
Texas § 241.017
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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 241.017 (2026).
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Sec. 241.017. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTEST.
(a)A contestant may withdraw the election contest at any time before the filing of the committee report by filing with the committee chair and the presiding officer of the house a written statement of withdrawal signed by the contestant or the contestant's attorney.
(b)On withdrawal of the contest, the contest is dismissed and the presiding officer shall have the statement of withdrawal read into the journal of the appropriate house.
(c)Costs of the contest following a withdrawal may be assessed as provided by Section 241.025 .
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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. 235, 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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