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Tex. Elec. Code § 221.012 (2026)

Tribunal's Action On Contest

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Sec. 221.012. TRIBUNAL'S ACTION ON CONTEST. (a) If the tribunal hearing an election contest can ascertain the true outcome of the election, the tribunal shall declare the outcome.

(b) The tribunal shall declare the election void if it cannot ascertain the true outcome of the election.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · 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 10× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012 (Vernon 1986).”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986); Tiller, 974 S.”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Honts v. Shaw, 975 S.W.2d 816 (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec.Code § 221.012(b). I therefore concur in the judgment respecting the contest between Honts and Shaw; I dissent from the judgment respecting the contest between Moten and Wallace.”
Chumney v. Craig, 805 S.W.2d 864 (Tex. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The court concluded, however, that it could not grant declaratory relief because of a defect of parties and that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the declaratory judgment action because the unconstitutionality of an enabling statute is not a proper subject of inquiry in an…”
Tiller v. Martinez, 974 S.W.2d 769 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012 (Vernon 1986).”
McCurry v. Lewis, 259 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App. 2008). “Because officials used a map containing errors when precincts were redistricted after the 2000 census, some Lamb County registered voters were assigned, by mistake, to election precinct two, when they actually resided in election precinct six.”
Laura Pressley v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar", 567 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Elec. Code § 221.012(a); Tex. Civ. Prac.”
Laura Pressley v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar" (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “3 Texas Election Code § 221.003(1) ........”
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). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 221.012 (a) (“If the tribunal hearing an election contest can ascertain the true outcome of the election, the tribunal shall declare the outcome.”
David White v. Gerardo \Gerry\" Lozano" (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “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.”
David Rogers v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar" (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “" TEX. ELEC. CODE§ 221.012. The tribunal cannot ascertain the true outcome, because of 63 evidence of mistakes and illegalities in the conduct of the election.”
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— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.012(a) — 7 cases
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012 (Vernon 1986).”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986); Tiller, 974 S.”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986).”
Laura Pressley v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar", 567 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Elec. Code § 221.012(a); Tex. Civ. Prac.”
David Rogers v. Gregorio \Greg\" Casar" (Tex. App. 2015). “" TEX. ELEC. CODE§ 221.012. The tribunal cannot ascertain the true outcome, because of 63 evidence of mistakes and illegalities in the conduct of the election.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 221.012(b) — 11 cases
Green v. Reyes, 836 S.W.2d 203 (Tex. App. 1992). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012 (Vernon 1986).”
Honts v. Shaw, 975 S.W.2d 816 (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Elec.Code § 221.012(b). I therefore concur in the judgment respecting the contest between Honts and Shaw; I dissent from the judgment respecting the contest between Moten and Wallace.”
Reese v. Duncan, 80 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986); Tiller, 974 S.”
Chumney v. Craig, 805 S.W.2d 864 (Tex. App. 1991). “The court concluded, however, that it could not grant declaratory relief because of a defect of parties and that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the declaratory judgment action because the unconstitutionality of an enabling statute is not a proper subject of inquiry in an…”
Slusher v. Streater, 896 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 221.012(a) (Vernon 1986).”
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