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Tex. Elec. Code § 221.004 (2026)

Default Judgment Not Allowed

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Sec. 221.004. DEFAULT JUDGMENT NOT ALLOWED. A default judgment may not be rendered in an election contest.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2025 · leading case: in Re: Bruce Bishop (Tex. App. 2018).

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in Re: Bruce Bishop (Tex. App. 2018). “” TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.004. An election contest includes any type of suit in which the validity of an election or any part of the elective process is made the subject matter of the litigation.”

in Re: Bruce Bishop (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.004; In re Nationwide Ins.”

in Re: Bruce Bishop (Tex. App. 2020). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 221.004 (“A default judgment may not be rendered in an election contest.”

Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward, Heather Couchman, Amber Cloy, Tommie Dickinson, Travis Eubanks, Amanda Eubanks, Traci Jones, Lars Kuslich, Michelle Pique, Madelon Highsmith, & Sharon Cotton, Voters of Bexar Cnty. (Tex. App. 2025). “See Tex. Elec. Code § 221.004 ("A default judgment may not be rendered in an election contest.”

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