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Tex. Election Code § 247.001 Petition Alleging Fraud
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Sec. 247.001. PETITION ALLEGING FRAUD. This chapter applies to a civil suit in which a candidate in an election alleges in the petition that an opposing candidate, an agent of the opposing candidate, or a person acting on behalf of the opposing candidate with the candidate's know…
Tex. Election Code § 247.002 Procedure
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Sec. 247.002. PROCEDURE. A candidate in an election may file a petition for an action under this chapter in any county where a defendant resided at the time of the election. If the election is for a statewide office, the candidate may also file the petition in a district court in…
Tex. Election Code § 247.003 Filing Period For Petition
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Sec. 247.003. FILING PERIOD FOR PETITION. A candidate in an election may file a petition for an action under this chapter not earlier than the day after the date the election is certified and not later than the 45th day after the later of that date or the date election records ar…
Tex. Election Code § 247.004 Damages
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Sec. 247.004. DAMAGES. (a) If it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant, an agent of the defendant, or a person acting on behalf of the defendant with the defendant's knowledge committed one or more violations of a section described by Section 247.001, the d…