Sec. 232.006. VENUE. (a) The venue of an election contest for a statewide office is in Travis County.
(b) The venue of a contest for an office less than statewide that is filled by voters of more than one county is:
(1) in the county in which the contestee or any one of the contestees named under Section 232.003 resides if the residence is in the territory covered by the election; or
(2) in any county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the election if:
(A) no contestee named under Section 232.003 resides in that territory; or
(B) none of the contestees is named under Section 232.003.
(c) The venue of a contest for an office filled by voters of only one county is in that county.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Contests in District Court
Chapter 232 - Contests for Office
Subchapter A. Trial and Disposition of Contest
Section 232.001. Applicability of Chapter
Section 232.003. Contestee: General Rule
Section 232.004. Substitute Contestee
Section 232.005. Additional Contestee
Section 232.007. Runoff Not Held Until Final Judgment
Section 232.008. Filing Period for Petition
Section 232.009. Notice of Contest to Canvassing Authority
Section 232.010. Filing Period for Answer
Section 232.011. Return of Unserved Citation
Section 232.012. Accelerated Procedures for Trial of Certain Contests
Section 232.013. Rescheduling Runoff for Contested Race
Section 232.014. Accelerated Appeal in Primary Contest
Section 232.015. Acceleration of Appeal by Court in Contest of General or Special Election