Texas Election Code 232.010 – Filing Period for Answer
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Terms Used In Texas Election Code 232.010
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
A contestee in a contest of a general or special election must file an answer to the contestant’s petition not later than 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 in the contested race is determined, whichever is later. The citation must command the contestee to answer by the specified deadline.