Texas Election Code 211.004 – Presiding Officer of Canvassing Authority Ineligible or Unable to Serve
(a) The presiding officer of a local canvassing authority who is a candidate in a race for which a recount is to be made is ineligible to serve as the recount coordinator or recount supervisor.
(b) The presiding officer of a local canvassing authority may designate the following authority as the recount coordinator or recount supervisor, and if the presiding officer is ineligible or unable to serve as recount coordinator or recount supervisor, the following authority shall serve in that capacity:
(1) the county clerk, if a commissioners court is the canvassing authority;
(2) the city secretary, if a city’s governing body is the canvassing authority;
(3) the secretary of the governing body, or the authority performing the duties of a secretary under this code, if the governing body of a political subdivision other than a county or city is the canvassing authority; or
(4) the secretary of the county executive committee, if a political party’s county executive committee is the canvassing authority and the committee has a secretary who is a member of the committee, or the county clerk if the committee does not have a member-secretary.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 211.004
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, or school district or any other governmental entity that:
(A) embraces a geographic area with a defined boundary;
(B) exists for the purpose of discharging functions of government; and
(C) possesses authority for subordinate self-government through officers selected by it. See Texas Election Code 1.005 - Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(c) A substitute recount coordinator does not replace the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority in a canvass following a recount.