(a) As soon as practicable after receiving the recount committee’s report, the recount supervisor shall prepare and sign a report of the vote count by precinct in the supervisor’s jurisdiction, using the recount committee’s report for the precincts recounted and the original precinct election returns for the precincts not recounted.
(b) The report prepared under this section is the official statement of the vote count in the local canvassing authority’s jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Texas Election Code 213.055

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) On completion of the report required by this section, the recount supervisor shall deliver one copy to the recount coordinator and one copy to the general custodian of election records. The copies shall be preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election records.