§ 221.001 Applicability of Title
§ 221.002 Jurisdiction
§ 221.003 Scope of Inquiry
§ 221.004 Default Judgment Not Allowed
§ 221.005 Date of Determination of Official Result of Election
§ 221.006 Effect of Contest On Canvass
§ 221.007 Contestee in Contest Filed Before Final Canvass
§ 221.008 Examination of Secured Ballots and Equipment
§ 221.009 Compelling Voter to Reveal Vote
§ 221.010 Secondary Evidence for Unavailable Ballots
§ 221.011 Illegal Votes Subtracted
§ 221.012 Tribunal’s Action On Contest
§ 221.013 Costs of Contest When Election Declared Void
§ 221.014 Expenses of New Election Ordered in Election Contest
§ 221.015 Right to Occupy Office Involved in Contest
§ 221.016 Preservation of Contest Papers
§ 221.017 Effect of Statutes Outside Code
§ 221.018 Examination of Certain Confidential Information

Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 221 - General Provisions

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Final canvass: means the canvass from which the official result of an election is determined. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • General election: means an election, other than a primary election, that regularly recurs at fixed dates. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Measure: means a question or proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters' will. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005