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Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013 (2026)

Procedure For Canvass By Governor

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Sec. 67.013. PROCEDURE FOR CANVASS BY GOVERNOR. (a) At the time set for the state canvass, the secretary of state shall deliver the county returns to the governor.

(b) The secretary of state shall prepare a tabulation stating for each candidate and for and against each measure required to be canvassed by the governor:

(1) the total number of votes received in each county; and

(2) the sum of the county totals tabulated under Subdivision (1).

(c) At the canvass of an election in which the office of governor or lieutenant governor is voted on, the secretary of state shall prepare a separate tabulation on the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, indicating for each candidate the information required by Subsection (b).

(d) The governor shall certify the tabulations.

(e) The secretary of state shall retain the county election returns used in the canvass and the tabulations for the period for preserving the precinct election records.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

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 2× “4 Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013(d) .............”
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward & Heather Couchman (Tex. App. 2025). “XVII, § 1(c); Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013(d). The next day, the Secretary filed a plea to the jurisdiction on multiple grounds, including that Appellees’ suit had been rendered moot because the official canvass was complete; that Appellees lacked standing; and that Appellees failed…”
Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013(d): 2 cases
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). “4 Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013(d) .............”
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward & Heather Couchman (Tex. App. 2025). “XVII, § 1(c); Tex. Elec. Code § 67.013(d). The next day, the Secretary filed a plea to the jurisdiction on multiple grounds, including that Appellees’ suit had been rendered moot because the official canvass was complete; that Appellees lacked standing; and that Appellees failed…”
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