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Tex. Elec. Code § 232.007 (2026)

Runoff Not Held Until Final Judgment

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Sec. 232.007. RUNOFF NOT HELD UNTIL FINAL JUDGMENT. (a) A runoff election for a contested office may not be held until the judgment in the contest becomes final.

(b) This section does not affect the conduct of a regularly scheduled runoff for another office that was voted on at the same election as the contested office or at an election held jointly with the election in which the contested office was voted on.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Robert Edward Battaile v. Texas Elections Div., Hon. Jane Nelson; Texas Sec'y of State; Jeffrey Travillion, Travis Cnty. Comm'r (Tex. App. 2025).
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