(a) Except as provided by § 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by § 212.022 is satisfied.
(b) The following persons may obtain an initial recount in a presidential general election:
(1) a presidential candidate whose name appeared on the ballot in this state or who had qualified as a write-in candidate in this state;
(2) one or more presidential elector candidates corresponding to a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1), acting jointly; or
(3) a presidential candidate described by Subdivision (1) and one or more corresponding elector candidates, acting jointly.