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Tex. Elec. Code § 233.007 (2026)

Filing Period For Answer

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Sec. 233.007. FILING PERIOD FOR ANSWER. (a) A contestee must file an answer to the contestant's petition not later than:

(1) 10 a.m. of the 10th day after the date of service of citation on the contestee or 10 a.m. of the fifth day after the date the official result of the contested election is determined, whichever is later, if the contested election is less than statewide; or

(2) 10 a.m. of the 20th day after the date of service of citation, if the contested election is statewide.

(b) The citation must command the contestee to answer by the specified deadline.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: 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).
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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 4× “The Citation Requirements of Texas Election Code §§ 233.007, 233.008 Are Not Jurisdictional.”
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× “” Tex. Elec. Code § 233.007(a)(2). 4 was a mandatory requirement of Section 233.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 233.007(a)(2) — 2 cases
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward & Heather Couchman (Tex. App. 2025). “” Tex. Elec. Code § 233.007(a)(2). 4 was a mandatory requirement of Section 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). “The Citation Requirements of Texas Election Code §§ 233.007, 233.008 Are Not Jurisdictional.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 233.007(b) — 1 case
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). “The Citation Requirements of Texas Election Code §§ 233.007, 233.008 Are Not Jurisdictional.”
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