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Tex. Elec. Code § 221.009 (2026)

Compelling Voter To Reveal Vote

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Sec. 221.009. COMPELLING VOTER TO REVEAL VOTE. (a) A voter who cast an illegal vote may be compelled, after the illegality has been established to the satisfaction of the tribunal hearing the contest, to disclose the name of the candidate for whom the voter voted or how the voter voted on a measure if the issue is relevant to the election contest.

(b) If the number of illegal votes is equal to or greater than the number of votes necessary to change the outcome of an election, the tribunal may declare the election void without attempting to determine how individual voters voted.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 228, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992).
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Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). · cites it 8× “See also Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon 1986).”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon Supp.”
Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of Dallas, 509 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. 2017). · cites it 2× “104(a) (referring to court order “compelling” testimony); TEX. ELEC. CODE §§ 221.009(a) (referring to court order “compelling” voter to reveal vote); 231.”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “[1] Acting pursuant to the authority given it in Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(b), the trial court set the election aside and ordered that a new election be conducted.”
Gonzalez v. Villarreal, 251 S.W.3d 763 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(a) (Vernon 2003).”
Tarris Woods v. Rusty Legg, 363 S.W.3d 710 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 221.009 (b) (providing that “the tribunal may declare the election void without attempting to determine how individual voters voted”) (emphasis added).”
McCurry v. Lewis, 259 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(b) (Vernon 2003); see Gonzalez v.”
Daisy Campos Rodriguez v. Ricardo \Richie\" Rangel (2023). · cites it 2× “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.009(a). 12 Jaqueline Estevis, Karla Pereyra, Maria De Los Angeles Martinez, Staci Navarro, and José A.”
Zane Kiehne v. Thomas F. Jones (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “(7) Acting pursuant to the authority given it in Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(b), the trial court set the election aside and ordered that a new election be conducted.”
Esequiel (Cheque) De La Paz v. Ofelia (Ofie) Gutierrez (Tex. App. 2018). “LAW 802, 1033 (codified at TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.009 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
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 § 221.009(b) (“If the number of illegal votes is equal to or greater than the number of votes necessary to change the outcome of an election, the tribunal may declare the election void without attempting to determine how individual voters voted.”
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— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.009(a) — 6 cases
Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of Dallas, 509 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. 2017). “104(a) (referring to court order “compelling” testimony); TEX. ELEC. CODE §§ 221.009(a) (referring to court order “compelling” voter to reveal vote); 231.”
Gonzalez v. Villarreal, 251 S.W.3d 763 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(a) (Vernon 2003).”
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “See also Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon 1986).”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon Supp.”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(a) (Vernon 1986).”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.009(b) — 8 cases
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “See also Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon 1986).”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009 (Vernon Supp.”
Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App. 2007). “[1] Acting pursuant to the authority given it in Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(b), the trial court set the election aside and ordered that a new election be conducted.”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(a) (Vernon 1986).”
McCurry v. Lewis, 259 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.009(b) (Vernon 2003); see Gonzalez v.”
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