Sec. 221.002. JURISDICTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the district court has exclusive original jurisdiction of an election contest.
(b) The senate and the house of representatives, in joint session, have exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general election for governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of the general land office, or attorney general.
(c) The senate has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general or special election for state senator.
(d) The house of representatives has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general or special election for state representative.
(e) The governor has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of the election of presidential electors.
(f) The court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction of contests originating in the district court.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch.1423, Sec. 6.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Notes of Decisions
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8 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case:
McDuffee v. Miller, 327 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2010).
McDuffee v. Miller, 327 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2010).
· cites it 2× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a) (West 2010).”
Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007).
· cites it 2× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a). [4] If a trial court finds that the number of illegal votes is equal to or exceeds the number of votes needed to change the outcome of the election, the court is authorized to void the election without attempting to determine how individual…”
Moore v. Barr, 718 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1986).
· cites it 2× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a) (Vernon 1986).”
City of Houston v. Bryant, 516 S.W.3d 47 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017).
“See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 221.002 (a) (West 2010); see id.”
Thompson v. Willis, 881 S.W.2d 221 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1994).
“Tex.EleC.Code Ann. § 221.002 (Vernon 1986).”
Reyes v. Zuniga, 794 S.W.2d 842 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1990).
“Donovan 132 After these results were released, Bebe Zuniga timely brought an election contest, under TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 221.002 (Vernon 1986), requesting that the court correct the mistake in the recount and declare, as between herself and Rick Reyes, that she would be the…”
Jane Nelson v. Jarrett Woodward, No. 15-24-00074-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Jan. 28, 2025).
· cites it 2× “VENUE 4, In accordance with TEx. ELEc. CODE § 221.002(a), the district court has exclusive jurisdiction over this election contest.”
Rey Ortiz v. Luis Manuel Singleterry, No. 13-14-00230-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi May 16, 2014).
· cites it 3× “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.002 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.”
In re Bruce Bishop, No. 05-18-01333-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 6, 2020).
“See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. §§ 221.002–.004. The applicability of those protections turns on the question of whether the case fits within the title “Election Contests.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 221.002(a): 10 cases
McDuffee v. Miller, 327 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2010).
“Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a) (West 2010).”
Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007).
“Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a). [4] If a trial court finds that the number of illegal votes is equal to or exceeds the number of votes needed to change the outcome of the election, the court is authorized to void the election without attempting to determine how individual…”
Moore v. Barr, 718 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1986).
“Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Tex. Elec. Code § 221.002(f): 3 cases
Moore v. Barr, 718 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1986).
“Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.002(a) (Vernon 1986).”
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