Sec. 67.011. COUNTY RETURNS CANVASSED BY LEGISLATURE. (a) The county election returns for an election for the office of governor or lieutenant governor shall be canvassed by the legislature and the official result declared by the speaker of the house of representatives in accordance with Article IV, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution.
(b) If a county's election returns are incomplete or missing, the legislature may substitute the secretary of state's tabulation for that county or may obtain the necessary information from the county. On request of the legislature, the secretary of state or the county shall promptly transmit the information to the legislature by the most expeditious means available.
(c) On completion of the canvass, the speaker of the house of representatives shall deliver the county returns to the secretary of state, who shall retain them for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections
Section 67.001. Applicability of Chapter
Section 67.002. Canvass of Precinct Returns
Section 67.003. Time for Local Canvass
Section 67.004. Procedure for Local Canvass
Section 67.005. Determining Official Result of Election Not Canvassed at State Level
Section 67.006. Local Election Register
Section 67.007. County Election Returns
Section 67.008. Separate County Returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Section 67.009. Forms and Instructions for County Returns
Section 67.010. County Returns Canvassed by Governor
Section 67.011. County Returns Canvassed by Legislature
Section 67.012. Time for Canvass by Governor
Section 67.013. Procedure for Canvass by Governor
Section 67.014. Determining Official Result of Election Canvassed at State Level
Section 67.015. State Election Register
Section 67.016. Certificate of Election
Section 67.017. Reporting Precinct Results to Secretary of State