Title EL, Election Code

Sec. 43.004. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: ELECTIONS OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The governing body of each political subdivision authorized to hold elections, other than a county, shall designate the location of the polling place for each of its election precincts. (b) If a …

Sec. 43.005. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS. The authority establishing election precincts under Section 42.062 shall designate the location of the polling place for each precinct. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 43.006. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. A law outside this subchapter supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 43.007. COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACE PROGRAM. (a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to allow each commissioners court participating in the program to eliminate county election precinct polling places and establish countywide polling places for: (1) any election re…

Sec. 43.031. POLLING PLACE IN PUBLIC BUILDING. (a) In this subchapter, "public building" means a building owned or controlled by the state or a political subdivision. (b) Each polling place shall be located inside a building. No voter may cast a vote from inside a motor vehicle u…

Sec. 43.032. BUILDING ACQUIRED BY COUNTY FOR POLLING PLACE. (a) If a public building is unavailable for use as the polling place for a county election precinct, the commissioners court may purchase or construct a building in the precinct for that purpose. (b) The commissioners co…

Sec. 43.033. CONSIDERATION FOR USE OF PUBLIC BUILDING AS POLLING PLACE. (a) No charge, including a charge for personnel, utilities, or other expenses incurred before or after regular business hours, may be made for the use of a public building for a polling place if the day of th…

Sec. 43.034. ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACE TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. (a) Each polling place shall be accessible to and usable by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities. To be considered accessible, a polling place must meet the standards …

Sec. 43.061. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF POLLING PLACE. (a) This section applies only to a general or special election that is ordered by the governor or the county judge. (b) If the location of a polling place changes after notice of an election is given under Section 4.003,…

Sec. 43.062. NOTICE AT PREVIOUS POLLING PLACE. If the location of the polling place for an election precinct is different from the location used for the precinct in the preceding election ordered by the same authority, the authority responsible for giving notice of the election s…

Sec. 43.063. USE OF COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION. In an election in which detailed poll location information is available at a polling place through a computer, an election officer shall provide that information to assist voters in determining the correct polling place location for t…

Sec. 51.001. ELECTION SUPPLIES. In this chapter, "election supplies" means the equipment, ballots, forms, lists of registered voters, and other materials necessary to conduct an election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 51.002. COUNTY ELECTION BOARD. (a) A county election board is established in each county for the general election for state and county officers, a special election for an officer regularly elected at the general election, and any other election ordered by a county authority …

Sec. 51.003. PROCURING AND ALLOCATING SUPPLIES. Except as otherwise provided by law, the following authority shall procure the election supplies necessary to conduct an election and shall determine the quantity of the various types of supplies to be provided to each precinct poll…

Sec. 51.004. DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election shall distribute the supplies for the election. (b) The appropriate supplies shall be distributed to each presiding election …

Sec. 51.005. NUMBER OF BALLOTS. (a) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election shall provide for each election precinct a number of ballots equal to at least the percentage of voters who voted in that precinct in the most recent corresponding el…

Sec. 51.006. PREPARING BALLOTS FOR DISTRIBUTION. The authority responsible for distributing election supplies shall package and seal each set of ballots before their distribution and shall mark the package with the number of ballots enclosed and the range of the ballot serial num…

Sec. 51.007. RECORD OF BALLOT DISTRIBUTION. (a) As soon as practicable after the ballots are packaged for distribution, the authority responsible for distributing election supplies shall prepare a record of the number of ballots and the range of serial numbers on the ballots to b…

Sec. 51.008. SUPPLEMENTING DISTRIBUTED BALLOTS. (a) The authority responsible for distributing election supplies shall retain a reserve of ballots to supplement the distributed ballots and on election day may reallocate previously distributed ballots among the polling places. (b)…

Sec. 51.009. SHERIFF TO DELIVER SUPPLIES. (a) The sheriff shall deliver the election supplies that a county clerk is responsible for distributing, on request of the clerk, to each presiding judge who has not obtained them from the clerk. (b) This section does not require the sher…

Sec. 51.010. FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE OR DELIVER SUPPLIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is responsible for distributing election supplies for an election and intentionally fails to distribute any of the supplies by the deadline prescribed by Section 51.004(b). (b) A…

Sec. 51.011. OBSTRUCTING DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally obstructs the distribution of election supplies for an election. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 51.013. IDENTIFICATION OF PRINTERS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION OR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) Each person who prints ballots or other election supplies for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers shall file a statement with t…

Sec. 51.031. APPROVAL OF BALLOT AND VOTING BOOTHS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the secretary of state must approve the composition and design of ballot boxes and voting booths before the equipment may be used in elections. (b) A person desiring approval o…

Sec. 51.032. VOTING BOOTHS. (a) Voting booths that provide privacy for voters while marking their ballots shall be provided at each polling place. (b) The entrance of the voting booth may be open or it may have a door or curtain that a voter may close while occupying the booth. (…

Sec. 51.033. NUMBER AND USE OF BALLOT BOXES. (a) Four ballot boxes shall be used at each polling place in an election and shall be marked as follows: (1) "Ballot Box No. 1 for Election Precinct No. ________"; (2) "Ballot Box No. 2 for Election Precinct No. ________"; (3) "Ballot …

Sec. 51.034. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLOT BOXES. (a) Each ballot box must be made of a sturdy material and suitably designed for its intended use. Each box must have a lock and key. (b) Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 must each have a slot in the top just large enough to receive a ball…

Sec. 51.035. USE OF COUNTY-OWNED EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION. (a) On request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election, the county clerk shall furnish available county-owned ballot boxes and voting booths to the party for use in its primary election. …

Sec. 51.036. CUSTODIAN OF EQUIPMENT. Except as otherwise provided by this code, the authority responsible for distributing election supplies for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision is the custodian of the election equipment owned by the political subdiv…

Sec. 52.001. OFFICIAL BALLOT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the vote in an election is by official ballot. (b) If an official ballot is unavailable at a polling place, the presiding election judge shall provide a ballot designed in accordance with this chapter. Acts 1…

Sec. 52.002. AUTHORITY PREPARING BALLOT. Except as otherwise provided by law, the following authority shall have the official ballot prepared: (1) for an election ordered by the governor or a county authority, the county clerk; (2) for a primary election, the county chair of the …

Sec. 52.003. PLACING CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall have placed on the ballot the name of each candidate: (1) who has filed with the authority an application for a place …

Sec. 52.004. FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is responsible for having the official ballot prepared for an election and knowingly fails to place on the ballot the name of a candidate who is entitled to have the candidate'…

Sec. 52.005. BALLOT CONTENT DETERMINED ACCORDING TO PRECINCT. The ballot for an election precinct may contain only those offices and propositions stating measures on which the qualified voters of the precinct are entitled to vote. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. …

Sec. 52.006. CORRECTING BALLOT. (a) To make a necessary correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared may: (1) prepare new ballots; (2) line out or otherwise obscure the language being corrected and enter in printed form the correct l…

Sec. 52.0061. NOTICE OF CORRECTION BY AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING BALLOT. (a) The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall deliver written notice to the secretary of state not later than 24 hours after the authority's determination to prepare ne…

Sec. 52.0062. NOTICE OF CORRECTION BY CERTAIN PRINTERS. (a) Each person required to file a statement under Section 51.013 shall deliver written notice to the secretary of state not later than 48 hours after the person receives a request to prepare new ballots to make a correction…

Sec. 52.0063. UNLAWFUL PREPARATION OF BALLOTS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared new ballots to make a correction on the ballot without complying with Section 52.0061 or 52.0062, as applicable. (b) Except as authorized by Se…

Sec. 52.0064. DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT BALLOTS. (a) If new ballots are prepared to make a correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall destroy the incorrect ballots in the presence of: (1) the sheriff, in an election ordered by…

Sec. 52.007. SPECIMEN BALLOT. (a) An official ballot for each ballot format used in each election shall be designated a specimen ballot. (b) The specimen ballot shall be made available for public inspection: (1) for an election other than a primary election, in the office of the …

Sec. 52.008. SAMPLE BALLOT. (a) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies shall have a supply of sample ballots printed. (b) A sample ballot may be printed only on yellow paper. "SAMPLE BALLOT" shall be printed in large letters at the top of each sample ballot…

Sec. 52.031. FORM OF NAME ON BALLOT. (a) A candidate's name shall be printed on the ballot with the given name or initials first, followed by a nickname, if any, followed by the surname, in accordance with this section. (a-1) A person may use any surname acquired by law or marria…

Sec. 52.032. CANDIDATES WITH SAME OR SIMILAR SURNAMES. (a) If two or more candidates for the same office have the same or similar surnames, each of those candidates may have printed on the ballot a brief distinguishing description or title, not to exceed four words, following the…

Sec. 52.033. TITLES PROHIBITED. Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a title or designation of office, status, or position may not be used in conjunction with a candidate's name on the ballot. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Sec. 52.034. NAME ON BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE. A candidate's name may not appear more than once on the ballot except as a candidate for: (1) two or more offices that are permitted by law to be held by the same person; or (2) the office of president or vice-president of the United St…

Sec. 52.061. PRINTING ON BALLOT. (a) The ballot shall be printed in black ink on white or light-colored paper, but the ballot may not be the same color as sample ballots. (b) The type on the ballot may vary in size and style for the office titles, column headings, names of candid…