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Tex. Elec. Code § 233.002 (2026)

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Sec. 233.002. CONTESTANT. One or more qualified voters of the territory covered by an election on a measure may contest the election.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Chumney v. Craig, 805 S.W.2d 864 (Tex. App. 1991).
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Chumney v. Craig, 805 S.W.2d 864 (Tex. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “" See Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 233.002 (Vernon 1986).”
Blum v. Lanier, 997 S.W.2d 259 (Tex. 1999). “Because Blum or any qualified voter in the City of Houston could have challenged the City’s allegedly misleading proposition through an election *263 contest, see Tex. Elec.Code § 233.002; see also, e.g., Wright, 520 S.”
Allen Mark Dacus, Elizabeth C. Perez, & Rev. Robert Jefferson v. Annise D. Parker & City of Houston, 466 S.W.3d 820 (Tex. 2015). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 233.002. . We refer to the City and Mayor collectively as "the City.”
Broyles v. Texas, 618 F. Supp. 2d 661 (S.D. Tex. 2009). “” Tex. Election Code § 233.002. A court may “suspend implementation of the contested measure pending outcome of the contest,” id.”
Brown v. Blum, 9 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App. 1999). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 233.002 (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 10× “16 Tex. Elec. Code § 233.002 ...............”
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 2× “13 Tex. Elec. Code § 233.002 ...............”
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward & Heather Couchman (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Appellees pleaded in their petition that they are voters with statutory standing pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 233.002; that “voting systems used across the state of Texas” were not properly certified because the accrediting body failed to issue an updated certificate;…”
Charles G. Rawls v. Woodville ISD, Lisa Meysembourg, & Donece Gregory (Tex. App. 2022). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 233.002 , 233.003(a)(1), 233.”
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). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 233.002 . A “qualified voter” is one who meets the criteria set forth in Section 11.”
Sharon P. Jorolan, Logan B. Young, Michelle Pique, Maurice F. Johnson, Patricia Erway, & Lincoln Achilli v. Andy Eads (Tex. App. 2025). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 233.002 . A “qualified voter” is one who meets the criteria set forth in Section 11.”
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