Title EL, Election Code

Sec. 66.004. POLLING PLACE CHECKLISTS. The secretary of state shall adopt rules and create a checklist or similar guidelines to assist the presiding judge of a polling place in processing forms and conducting procedures required by this code at the opening and closing of the poll…

Sec. 66.005. POST ELECTION RECONCILIATION. (a) Not later than the 30th day after election day, the general custodian of election records shall prepare a reconciliation of the total number of votes cast and the total number of voters accepted to vote by personal appearance at each…

Sec. 66.006. PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO ACCEPT VOTERS. (a) The general custodian of election records for an authority holding an election that uses an electronic device certified under Section 31.014 to accept voters shall prepare a …

Sec. 66.021. ASSEMBLING ELECTION RECORDS. (a) On completing the election returns for the precinct, the presiding judge shall assemble the precinct election records and place them in the appropriate envelopes and ballot boxes for distribution. (b) The judge shall seal envelopes no…

Sec. 66.022. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 1. Envelope no. 1 must contain: (1) the original of the election returns for the precinct; and (2) a tally list. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 66.023. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 2. Envelope no. 2 must contain: (1) a copy of the precinct returns; (2) a tally list; (3) the original of the poll list; (4) the signature roster; (5) the precinct early voting list; (6) any affidavits completed at the polling place except af…

Sec. 66.024. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 3. Envelope no. 3 must contain: (1) a copy of the precinct returns; (2) a copy of the poll list; and (3) a copy of the ballot register. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 66.0241. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 4. Envelope no. 4 must contain: (1) the precinct list of registered voters; (2) the registration correction list; (3) any statements of residence executed under Section 63.0011; and (4) any affidavits executed under Section 63.006 or 63.011.…

Sec. 66.025. CONTENTS OF BALLOT BOX NO. 3. (a) Ballot box no. 3 must contain: (1) the voted ballots; (2) a copy of the precinct returns; (3) a tally list; and (4) a copy of the poll list. (b) The copy of the poll list may be placed in a container other than ballot box no. 3 on ap…

Sec. 66.026. CONTENTS OF BALLOT BOX NO. 4. Ballot box no. 4 must contain: (1) the original of the ballot register; (2) the register of spoiled ballots; (3) any spoiled ballots; (4) any ballot to be voted by mail returned at the polling place; (5) any defectively printed ballots; …

Sec. 66.051. DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTION RECORDS. (a) The presiding judge shall deliver envelope no. 1 in person to the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority. If the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority is unavailable, the envelope shall be delivered to …

Sec. 66.052. DELIVERY BY ELECTION CLERK. A delivery of election records or supplies that is to be performed by the presiding judge may be performed by an election clerk designated by the presiding judge. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 66.053. TIME FOR DELIVERING ELECTION RECORDS. (a) The precinct election records shall be delivered to the appropriate authorities immediately after the precinct returns are completed. (b) If the presiding judge determines that the ballots will not be counted in time to allow…

Sec. 66.054. FAILURE TO DELIVER ELECTION RETURNS AND VOTED BALLOTS. (a) An election officer responsible for delivering precinct election returns or voted ballots commits an offense if the officer: (1) fails to make the delivery to the appropriate authority; (2) fails to make the …

Sec. 66.055. JUDICIAL IMPOUNDMENT OF ELECTION RECORDS. (a) If the precinct election records are not delivered by the deadline prescribed by Section 66.053(c), on application by a member of the canvassing authority, a district judge shall order the precinct election records to be …

Sec. 66.056. UNOFFICIAL TABULATION OF PRECINCT RESULTS. (a) As the general custodian of election records receives the precinct election records from each polling place, the custodian shall: (1) open the envelopes and remove the precinct election returns; and (2) prepare a tabulat…

Sec. 66.057. REGULATING PUBLIC INSPECTION OF CERTAIN ELECTION RECORDS. (a) The election returns for a particular precinct that are delivered to the general custodian of election records do not become public information until the custodian completes the unofficial tabulation of th…

Sec. 66.058. PRESERVATION OF PRECINCT ELECTION RECORDS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, the precinct election records shall be preserved by the authority to whom they are distributed for at least 22 months after election day. (b) For a period of at least 60 days af…

Sec. 66.059. RETRIEVING ERRONEOUSLY PLACED ELECTION RECORDS. (a) On written application by the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority or the presiding judge of the election precinct, a district judge of the county in which a ballot box containing voted ballots is in …

Sec. 66.060. DELIVERY AND PRESERVATION OF KEY TO BALLOT BOX NO. 3. (a) The presiding judge shall deliver the key to ballot box no. 3 in person to the following authority: (1) the sheriff, for an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or for a primary election, exc…

Sec. 66.061. CUSTODY OF LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS TO BE REUSED IN SUBSEQUENT ELECTION. The custodian of a precinct list of registered voters that is to be reused in a subsequent election occurring during the preservation period shall return the list to the authority responsible f…

Sec. 66.062. RETURNING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. (a) At the same time the precinct election records are delivered, the unused election supplies shall be delivered to the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies. (b) The presiding judge shall follow the direction…