Title EL, Election Code

Sec. 101.005. NOTING FPCA REGISTRATION AND E-MAIL ON EARLY VOTING ROSTER. The entry on the early voting roster pertaining to a voter under this chapter who is an FPCA registrant must include a notation indicating that the voter is an FPCA registrant. The early voting clerk shall …

Sec. 101.006. EXCLUDING FPCA REGISTRANT FROM PRECINCT EARLY VOTING LIST. A person to whom a ballot is provided under this chapter is not required to be included on the precinct early voting list if the person is an FPCA registrant. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S…

Sec. 101.007. DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary of state is designated as the state office to provide information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures, including procedures related to the federal write-in absentee ballot, to be…

Sec. 101.008. STATUS OF APPLICATION OR BALLOT VOTED. The secretary of state, in coordination with county election officials, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a person eligible for early voting by mail under this chapter or Chapter 114 may determine by tel…

Sec. 101.051. FORM AND CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. An application for a ballot to be voted under this subchapter must: (1) be submitted on an official federal postcard application form; and (2) include the information necessary to indicate that the applicant is eligible to vote in t…

Sec. 101.052. SUBMITTING APPLICATION. (a) A federal postcard application must be submitted to the early voting clerk for the election who serves the election precinct of the applicant's residence. (a-1) A federal postcard application must be submitted by: (1) mail; (2) electronic…

Sec. 101.053. ACTION BY EARLY VOTING CLERK ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS. (a) The early voting clerk shall notify the voter registrar of a federal postcard application submitted by an applicant that states a voting residence address located outside the registrar's county. (b) If an app…

Sec. 101.054. APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE ELECTION IN SAME APPLICATION. (a) A person may apply with a single federal postcard application for a ballot for any one or more elections in which the person is eligible to vote as provided by this section. (b) An application that does no…

Sec. 101.055. FPCA VOTER REGISTRATION. (a) The submission of a federal postcard application that complies with the applicable requirements by an unregistered applicant constitutes registration by the applicant: (1) for the purpose of voting in the election for which a ballot is r…

Sec. 101.056. METHOD OF PROVIDING BALLOT; REQUIRED ADDRESS. (a) The balloting materials provided under this subchapter shall be airmailed to the voter free of United States postage, as provided by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. Sections…

Sec. 101.057. RETURN OF VOTED BALLOT. (a) A ballot voted under this subchapter may be returned to the early voting clerk by mail, common or contract carrier, or courier. (b) A ballot voted by a voter described by Section 101.001(2)(A), (B), or (B-1) shall be counted if the ballot…

Sec. 101.058. OFFICIAL CARRIER ENVELOPE. The officially prescribed carrier envelope for voting under this subchapter shall be prepared so that it can be mailed free of United States postage, as provided by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C.…

Sec. 101.101. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to implement the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (Pub. L. No. 111-84, Div. A, Title V, Subt. H). Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Sec. 101.102. REQUEST FOR BALLOTING MATERIALS. (a) A person eligible to vote under this chapter may request from the appropriate early voting clerk e-mail transmission of balloting materials under this subchapter. (b) The early voting clerk shall grant a request made under this s…

Sec. 101.103. CONFIDENTIALITY OF E-MAIL ADDRESS. An e-mail address used under this subchapter to request balloting materials is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. An early voting clerk shall ensure that a voter's …

Sec. 101.104. ELECTIONS COVERED. Balloting materials may be sent by e-mail under this subchapter for any election in which the voter who registers under this chapter is eligible to vote. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Ame…

Sec. 101.105. BALLOTING MATERIALS TO BE SENT BY E-MAIL. Balloting materials to be sent by e-mail under this subchapter include: (1) the appropriate ballot; (2) ballot instructions, including instructions that inform a voter that the ballot must be returned by mail to be counted; …

Sec. 101.106. METHODS OF TRANSMISSION TO VOTER. (a) The balloting materials may be provided by e-mail to the voter in PDF format, through a scanned format, or by any other method of electronic transmission authorized by the secretary of state in writing. (b) The secretary of stat…

Sec. 101.107. RETURN OF BALLOT. (a) A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(A), (B), or (B-1) must be voting from outside the voter's county of residence. A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(C) must be voting from outside the United States. (b) A voter who receives a ballot u…

Sec. 101.108. TRACKING OF BALLOTING MATERIALS. The secretary of state by rule shall create a tracking system under which an FPCA registrant may determine whether a voted ballot has been received by the early voting clerk. Each county that sends ballots to FPCA registrants shall p…

Sec. 101.109. RULES. (a) The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter. (b) The secretary of state may provide for an alternate secure method of electronic ballot transmission under this subchapter instead of transmission by e-mail. Added by Act…