Texas § 31.167 MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT.

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§ 31.167 — MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT.

Texas § 31.167

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 31.167 (2026).

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Sec. 31.167. MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT.

(a)If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the joint elections administrator is mailed to an officer of a participating entity or vice versa, the person receiving the document shall note on the document or the envelope in which it is received the time of its receipt and shall promptly deliver it to the proper person. If the statute under which the document is filed or submitted does not specify that the filing or submission is to be made with the elections administrator of a political subdivision having that position, the timeliness of the filing or submission is determined, as appropriate:

(1)by the time of mailing; or

(2)by the time of receipt by the person to whom the document is addressed.

(b)If a document that should be filed

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Sec. 31.167. MISDIRECTION OF DOCUMENT. (a) If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the joint elections administrator is mailed to an officer of a participating entity or vice versa, the person receiving the document shall note on the document or the envelope in which it is received the time of its receipt and shall promptly deliver it to the proper person. If the statute under which the document is filed or submitted does not specify that the filing or submission is to be made with the elections administrator of a political subdivision having that position, the timeliness of the filing or submission is determined, as appropriate:
(1) by the time of mailing; or
(2) by the time of receipt by the person to whom the document is addressed.
(b) If a document that should be filed with or submitted to the joint elections administrator is delivered in person to an officer of a participating entity or vice versa, the person to whom the delivery is made shall direct the person making the delivery to the proper office.
(c) If a statute specifies that a document is to be filed with or submitted to an officer without specifying that the filing or submission is to be made with the elections administrator of a political subdivision having that position and the office to accept the filing or submission is changed to the joint elections administrator under this subchapter, a filing or submission made with the officer has the same legal effect as if made with the administrator if the officer accepts and files the document.