Section 213.003 - Eligibility for Committee Membership(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), to be eligible for appointment as a member of a recount committee, a person must be a qualified voter of the political subdivision served by the recount supervisor and must otherwise meet the eligibility requirements prescribed by this code for precinct election judges and clerks. A person who served as an election judge or as judge of the early voting ballot board in the election is ineligible to serve as a member of the recount committee. An officer of a political party is eligible to serve as a member of the committee.(b) A tabulation supervisor, assistant tabulation supervisor, or manager of a central counting station appointed in a recount using automatic tabulating equipment to recount ballots originally counted at a central counting station is not subject to Subsection (a).(c) A person who is appointed as a member of a recount committee by the secretary of state or a state party chair and who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements prescribed by this code for precinct election judges and clerks is eligible for appointment regardless of whether the person is a qualified voter of the political subdivision served by the recount supervisor.Tex. Elec. Code § 213.003
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 212, eff. 9/1/1997.Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 39, eff. 9/1/1991Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 288, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1989Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 59, Sec. 9, eff. 10/20/1987 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.68