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Tex. Elec. Code § 232.016 (2026)

Appeal Suspends Execution Of Judgment

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Sec. 232.016. APPEAL SUSPENDS EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT. The perfecting of an appeal in an election contest suspends the execution of the district court's judgment pending the disposition of the appeal without the necessity for a supersedeas bond.

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

SUBCHAPTER B. COURT-ORDERED ELECTION FOLLOWING JUDGMENT OF VOID ELECTION


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007).
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Kiehne v. Jones, 247 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 232.016. Zane urges this Court to review the trial court's determination of the eligibility of six voters, three who presumably voted for Zane, and three the parties believe voted for Jones.”
Esequiel De La Paz v. Ofelia Gutierrez, No. 13-19-00133-CV, 2019 WL 1891137 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Apr. 29, 2019). · cites it 3× “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 232.016 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Raul (Roy) Morales v. Rudy Segura, No. 04-15-00365-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 14, 2015). · cites it 2× “25 Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 232.016 (West 2014) .”
Armando O'Caña v. Norberto 'Beto' Salinas, No. 13-18-00563-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Mar. 29, 2019). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 232.016 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Daisy Campos Rodriguez v. Ricardo "Richie" Rangel, Jr., No. 04-23-00099-CV (Nov. 13, 2023). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 221.015(b). But as he notes, Daisy’s appeal has “suspend[ed] the execution of the trial court’s judgment pending the disposition of the appeal.”
Sonia Trevino v. Ramon Segovia, 706 S.W.3d 399 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2024). “…no longer pending. As a result, the trial court’s judgment declaring Segovia the winner is no longer suspended. See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 232.016. 8”
Zane Kiehne v. Thomas F. Jones, No. 08-07-00075-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso June 21, 2007). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 232.016. Zane urges this Court to review the trial court's determination of the eligibility of six voters, three who presumably voted for Zane, and three the parties believe voted for Jones.”
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