# Tex. Election Code § 1.009: TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.009

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Election Code § 1.009
- **Heading:** TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.009

## Text

(a) When this code provides that an application, notice, or other document or paper that is delivered, submitted, or filed by mail is considered to be delivered, submitted, or filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority, the time of receipt is the time at which a post office employee:

(1) places it in the actual possession of the authority or the authority's agent; or

(2) deposits it in the authority's mailbox or at the usual place of delivery for the authority's official mail.

(b) If the authority cannot determine the time at which a deposit under Subsection (a)(2) occurred or whether it occurred before a specified deadline, the deposit is considered to have occurred at the time the mailbox or usual place of mail delivery, as applicable, was last inspected for removal of mail.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Election Code § 1.001 § 1.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.001.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.002 § 1.002. APPLICABILITY OF CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.002.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.003 § 1.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.003.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.004 § 1.004. INTERNAL REFERENCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.004.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.005 § 1.005. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.005.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.006 § 1.006. EFFECT OF WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.006.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.007 § 1.007. DELIVERING, SUBMITTING, AND FILING DOCUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.007.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.008 § 1.008. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY MAIL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.008.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.009 § 1.009. TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.009.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.010 § 1.010. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL FORMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.010.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.011 § 1.011. SIGNING DOCUMENT BY WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.011.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.012 § 1.012. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ELECTION RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.012.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.013 § 1.013. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.013.md)
- [Tex. Election Code § 1.014 § 1.014. ELECTION EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cel_C1_S1.014.md)

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