(a) In a county with a population of more than 4 million, the secretary of state may direct personnel in the secretary of state’s office to conduct an investigation on an administrative election complaint received under § 31.017(a)(1) and must consider any response or supporting documentation provided by the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration under § 31.018, if applicable.
(b) If the secretary of state decides to conduct an investigation under Subsection (a), the secretary must provide the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration notice of the determination to conduct the investigation.

Terms Used In Texas Election Code 31.019

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Election official: means :
    (A) a county clerk;
    (B) a permanent or temporary deputy county clerk;
    (C) an elections administrator;
    (D) a permanent or temporary employee of an elections administrator;
    (E) an election judge;
    (F) an alternate election judge;
    (G) an early voting clerk;
    (H) a deputy early voting clerk;
    (I) an election clerk;
    (J) the presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
    (K) the alternate presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
    (L) a member of an early voting ballot board;
    (M) the chair of a signature verification committee;
    (N) the vice chair of a signature verification committee;
    (O) a member of a signature verification committee;
    (P) the presiding judge of a central counting station;
    (Q) the alternate presiding judge of a central counting station;
    (R) a central counting station manager;
    (S) a central counting station clerk;
    (T) a tabulation supervisor;
    (U) an assistant to a tabulation supervisor; and
    (V) a chair of a county political party holding a primary election or a runoff primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) After completing an investigation under this section, the secretary of state must provide a report on the findings of the investigation to:
(1) the county election official with authority over election administration or voter registration; and
(2) the individual who filed the administrative election complaint under § 31.017(a)(1).

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