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Tex. Elec. Code § 31.004 (2026)

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Sec. 31.004. ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE. (a) The secretary of state shall assist and advise all election authorities with regard to the application, operation, and interpretation of this code and of the election laws outside this code.

(b) The secretary shall maintain an informational service for answering inquiries of election authorities relating to the administration of the election laws or the performance of their duties.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: In re Stalder, 540 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App. 2018).
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In re Stalder, 540 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App. 2018). “" But the brief contains no legal authority to suggest that, having received the Secretary of State's assistance and advice in response to an inquiry, see Tex. Elec. Code § 31.004, the party chair lacked the authority to then form and act upon her own ultimate legal judgment.”
Cotham v. Garza, 905 F. Supp. 389 (S.D. Tex. 1995). “” Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 31.004(a) (West 1986).”
Ruth Hughs in Her Off. Capacity as the Texas Sec'y of State v. Move Texas Action Fund (Tex. App. 2020). “002, either directly or through the Attorney General as outlined in Texas Election Code § 31.005,” and to refrain “from advising county election officials to enforce the physician’s certificate requirement of Texas Election Code § 102.”
Ostrewich v. Trautman (S.D. Tex. 2021). “TEX. ELEC. CODE § 31.004(a); see also id.”
Jenkins, James Alan (Tex. 2015). “15, 16 TEX. ELECTION CODE, § 31.001(a). . . . . .”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 31.004(a) — 3 cases
Cotham v. Garza, 905 F. Supp. 389 (S.D. Tex. 1995). “” Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 31.004(a) (West 1986).”
Ostrewich v. Trautman (S.D. Tex. 2021). “TEX. ELEC. CODE § 31.004(a); see also id.”
Jenkins, James Alan (Tex. 2015). “15, 16 TEX. ELECTION CODE, § 31.001(a). . . . . .”
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