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Tex. Elec. Code § 221.011 (2026)

Illegal Votes Subtracted

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Sec. 221.011. ILLEGAL VOTES SUBTRACTED. (a) If the tribunal hearing an election contest can ascertain the candidate or side of a measure for which an illegal vote was cast, the tribunal shall subtract the vote from the official total for the candidate or side of the measure, as applicable.

(b) If the tribunal finds that illegal votes were cast but cannot ascertain how the voters voted, the tribunal shall consider those votes in making its judgment.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · 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 3× “Tex.Elec. Code Ann. § 221.011 (Vernon’s 1986).”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.011(a) (Vernon 1986).”
McDuffee v. Miller, 327 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.011 (West 2010).”
Reyes v. City of Laredo, 794 S.W.2d 846 (Tex. App. 1990). “TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 221.011(a) (Vernon 1986).”
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). · cites it 3× “5, 16 Tex. Elec. Code § 221.011 ...............”
David White v. Gerardo \Gerry\" Lozano" (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “denied) (citing TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011)). “And if the trial court can determine the true outcome of the election after following this procedure, it must declare the outcome.”
Lupe Rivera v. Leticia \Letty\" Lopez" (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011 (West Suppl.”
Armando O'Caña v. Norberto 'Beto' Salinas (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011(a) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Daisy Campos Rodriguez v. Ricardo \Richie\" Rangel (2023). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011(a); Garza, 2006 WL 1080241 , at *8.”
Rachel Jones, Wesley Lowrance, RayChel Lowrance, Senaida Polanco, Sylvia Renteria, Joe Renteria, Michael Renteria, Marisa Renteria, MacElla Renteria, Angela Medlin, Ysidro Renteria & Mozelle Carr/Amber Marie King, Holly Diane Jones, & James Alan Sparks v. Amber Marie King, Holly Diane Jones, & James Alan Sparks/Angela Medlin, Ysidro Renteria & Mozelle Carr (Tex. App. 2024). “Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 221.011 . And if the trial court can determine the true outcome of the election after following this procedure, it must declare the outcome.”
Erin Elizabeth Lunceford v. Tamika Craft (2026). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 221.011(a) (stating if trial court can ascertain candidate for whom illegal vote was cast, court “shall subtract the vote from the official total for the candidate .”
Laura Pressley v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar" (Tex. App. 2015). “003 , and the trial court is expressly authorized to subtract illegal votes from the official total for the candidate, under Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 221.011 ; thus, it does not appear that the Legislature intended the registrar’s role of hearing complaints about the validity of a…”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.011(a) — 7 cases
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.011(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec. Code Ann. § 221.011 (Vernon’s 1986).”
Reyes v. City of Laredo, 794 S.W.2d 846 (Tex. App. 1990). “TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. § 221.011(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Armando O'Caña v. Norberto 'Beto' Salinas (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011(a) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Daisy Campos Rodriguez v. Ricardo \Richie\" Rangel (2023). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.011(a); Garza, 2006 WL 1080241 , at *8.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.011(b) — 1 case
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec. Code Ann. § 221.011 (Vernon’s 1986).”
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