Section 212.023 - Obtaining Initial Recount in Election for Presidential Electors(a) Except as provided by Section 212.0241, an initial recount in a presidential general election may be obtained if one of the grounds prescribed by Section 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.Tex. Elec. Code § 212.023
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 10(a), eff. 9/1/1987. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.