Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers
Chapter 33 - Watchers

Subchapter A. Appointment

Section 33.001. Watcher Defined - Sec. 33.001. WATCHER DEFINED. In this code, "watcher" means a...

Section 33.0015. Chapter Purpose and Watcher Duty - Sec. 33.0015. CHAPTER PURPOSE AND WATCHER DUTY. The purpose of...

Section 33.0016. References to Early Voting Ballot Board in This Chapter - Sec. 33.0016. REFERENCES TO EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD IN THIS...

Section 33.002. Appointment by Candidate - Sec. 33.002. APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE. (a) Watchers may be appointed...

Section 33.003. Appointment by Political Party - Sec. 33.003. APPOINTMENT BY POLITICAL PARTY. (a) The county chair...

Section 33.004. Appointment for Write-in Candidate - Sec. 33.004. APPOINTMENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. (a) A group of...

Section 33.005. Appointment for Election on Measure - Sec. 33.005. APPOINTMENT FOR ELECTION ON MEASURE. (a) In an...

Section 33.006. Certificate of Appointment - Sec. 33.006. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. (a) For an appointment of...

Section 33.007. Number and Place of Service of Watchers - Sec. 33.007. NUMBER AND PLACE OF SERVICE OF WATCHERS. (a)...

Section 33.008. Training Program - Sec. 33.008. TRAINING PROGRAM. The secretary of state shall develop...

Subchapter B. Eligibility

Section 33.031. General Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 33.031. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible to...

Section 33.032. Ineligibility of Candidate for Public Office - Sec. 33.032. INELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. (a) A...

Section 33.033. Ineligibility of Employee or Relative of Election Officer - Sec. 33.033. INELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEE OR RELATIVE OF ELECTION OFFICER....

Section 33.034. Ineligibility of Public Officer - Sec. 33.034. INELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICER. (a) A person who...

Section 33.035. Ineligibility of Person Convicted of Election Offense - Sec. 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF ELECTION OFFENSE. A...

Subchapter C. Service

Section 33.051. Acceptance of Watcher - Sec. 33.051. ACCEPTANCE OF WATCHER. (a) A watcher appointed to...

Section 33.052. Hours of Service at Precinct Polling Place - Sec. 33.052. HOURS OF SERVICE AT PRECINCT POLLING PLACE. (a)...

Section 33.053. Hours of Service at Early Voting Polling Place - Sec. 33.053. HOURS OF SERVICE AT EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE....

Section 33.054. Hours of Service at Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting or Signature Verification Committee Meeting - Sec. 33.054. HOURS OF SERVICE AT EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD...

Section 33.055. Hours of Service at Central Counting Station - Sec. 33.055. HOURS OF SERVICE AT CENTRAL COUNTING STATION. (a)...

Section 33.056. Observing Activity Generally - Sec. 33.056. OBSERVING ACTIVITY GENERALLY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 33.057. Observing Preparation of Voter's Ballot - Sec. 33.057. OBSERVING PREPARATION OF VOTER'S BALLOT. (a) A watcher...

Section 33.058. Restrictions on Watcher's Activities - Sec. 33.058. RESTRICTIONS ON WATCHER'S ACTIVITIES. (a) While on duty,...

Section 33.059. Observing Securing of Voting System Equipment Before Election - Sec. 33.059. OBSERVING SECURING OF VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT BEFORE ELECTION....

Section 33.060. Observing Delivery of Election Records - Sec. 33.060. OBSERVING DELIVERY OF ELECTION RECORDS. (a) On request...

Section 33.0605. Observing Data Storage Sealing and Transfer - Sec. 33.0605. OBSERVING DATA STORAGE SEALING AND TRANSFER. (a) A...

Section 33.061. Unlawfully Obstructing Watcher - Sec. 33.061. UNLAWFULLY OBSTRUCTING WATCHER. (a) A person commits an...

Section 33.063. Relief - Sec. 33.063. RELIEF. The appointing authority for a watcher who...