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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES |
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Subtitle B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION |
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Chapter 172. PRIMARY ELECTIONS |
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Subchapter E. CONDUCT OF ELECTION |
Sec. 172.116. LOCAL CANVASS
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(a) The county executive committee shall canvass the precinct election returns for the county.
(b) The committee shall convene to conduct the local canvass at the county seat on the second Thursday after election day at the hour specified by the county chair.
(c) Except as provided by this section, the procedure for conducting the canvass is the same as that prescribed by this code for a local canvass of a general election.
(d) The tabulation of results must be a separate document.
(e) Not later than the 20th day after the date the local canvass is completed, the county chair shall deliver the committee's tabulation to the general custodian of election records, who shall preserve it for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
(f) The local canvass is open to the general public.
(g) The official result of the primary election, except for offices canvassed at the state level, is determined from the local canvass of precinct returns.