Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Early Voting
Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results

Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board

Section 87.001. Board Created; Jurisdiction - Sec. 87.001. BOARD CREATED; JURISDICTION. An early voting ballot board...

Section 87.002. Composition of Board - Sec. 87.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The early voting ballot...

Section 87.003. Eligibility for Board Membership - Sec. 87.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP. To be eligible for...

Section 87.004. Board Composed of Precinct Election Officers - Sec. 87.004. BOARD COMPOSED OF PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICERS. In an...

Section 87.005. Compensation of Members - Sec. 87.005. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. (a) Members of the early...

Section 87.006. Early Voting Ballot Board Members: Oath and Identification - Sec. 87.006. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD MEMBERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION....

Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board

Section 87.021. Ballots and Other Materials Delivered to Board - Sec. 87.021. BALLOTS AND OTHER MATERIALS DELIVERED TO BOARD. The...

Section 87.0211. Electronic Delivery of Materials Recorded Electronically - Sec. 87.0211. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF MATERIALS RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY. If ballot...

Section 87.022. Time of Delivery: General Rule - Sec. 87.022. TIME OF DELIVERY: GENERAL RULE. Except as provided...

Section 87.0221. Time of Delivery: Paper Ballots - Sec. 87.0221. TIME OF DELIVERY: PAPER BALLOTS. (a) In an...

Section 87.0222. Time of Delivery: Ballots Voted by Mail - Sec. 87.0222. TIME OF DELIVERY: BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL. (a)...

Section 87.0223. Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent Out by Regular Mail and E-Mail - Sec. 87.0223. TIME OF DELIVERY: BALLOTS SENT OUT BY REGULAR...

Section 87.023. Time of Delivery: Automatically Counted Ballots - Sec. 87.023. TIME OF DELIVERY: AUTOMATICALLY COUNTED BALLOTS. (a) In...

Section 87.024. Time of Delivery: Voting Machine Election - Sec. 87.024. TIME OF DELIVERY: VOTING MACHINE ELECTION. (a) In...

Section 87.0241. Processing Ballots Before Polls Open - Sec. 87.0241. PROCESSING BALLOTS BEFORE POLLS OPEN. (a) The early...

Section 87.025. Delivering Second Ballot Box Key to Board - Sec. 87.025. DELIVERING SECOND BALLOT BOX KEY TO BOARD. On...

Section 87.026. Bystanders Excluded - Sec. 87.026. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED. (a) Except as permitted by this...

Section 87.027. Signature Verification Committee - Sec. 87.027. SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 87.0271. Opportunity to Correct Defect: Signature Verification Committee - Sec. 87.0271. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT DEFECT: SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE. (a)...

Section 87.028. Access to Information - Sec. 87.028. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) On request, a county...

Subchapter C. Accepting Early Voting Ballot Voted by Mail

Section 87.041. Accepting Voter - Sec. 87.041. ACCEPTING VOTER. (a) The early voting ballot board...

Section 87.0411. Opportunity to Correct Defect: Early Voting Ballot Board - Sec. 87.0411. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT DEFECT: EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD....

Section 87.042. Disposition of Accepted Ballot - Sec. 87.042. DISPOSITION OF ACCEPTED BALLOT. (a) The early voting...

Section 87.043. Disposition of Rejected Ballot - Sec. 87.043. DISPOSITION OF REJECTED BALLOT. (a) The early voting...

Section 87.0431. Notice of Rejected Ballot - Sec. 87.0431. NOTICE OF REJECTED BALLOT. (a) Not later than...

Section 87.044. Disposition of Application - Sec. 87.044. DISPOSITION OF APPLICATION. (a) The early voting ballot...

Subchapter D. Processing Manually Counted Ballots

Section 87.061. Authority Responsible for Counting Ballots - Sec. 87.061. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTING BALLOTS. The early voting...

Section 87.062. Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns - Sec. 87.062. COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS. (a) On the...

Section 87.063. Disposition of Ballots and Other Items - Sec. 87.063. DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS AND OTHER ITEMS. (a) Except...

Subchapter F. Processing Ballots Counted at Central Counting Station

Section 87.101. Delivery of Ballots to Counting Station - Sec. 87.101. DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO COUNTING STATION. On the...

Section 87.102. Duplicating Paper Ballots for Automatic Counting - Sec. 87.102. DUPLICATING PAPER BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATIC COUNTING. (a) The...

Section 87.103. Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns - Sec. 87.103. COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS. (a) The early...

Section 87.104. Disposition of Early Voting Ballot Board Returns and Other Records - Sec. 87.104. DISPOSITION OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD RETURNS AND...

Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 87.121. Early Voting Rosters - Text of section as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021,...

Section 87.121. Early Voting Rosters - Text of section as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021,...

Section 87.122. Precinct Early Voting List - Sec. 87.122. PRECINCT EARLY VOTING LIST. (a) For each election...

Section 87.1221. Disposition of Ballot Transmittal Form - Sec. 87.1221. DISPOSITION OF BALLOT TRANSMITTAL FORM. (a) The presiding...

Section 87.123. Delivering Other Records and Supplies - Sec. 87.123. DELIVERING OTHER RECORDS AND SUPPLIES. Not later than...

Section 87.1231. Early Voting Votes Reported by Precinct - Sec. 87.1231. EARLY VOTING VOTES REPORTED BY PRECINCT. Not later...

Section 87.124. Preservation of Early Voting Election Records Generally - Sec. 87.124. PRESERVATION OF EARLY VOTING ELECTION RECORDS GENERALLY. The...

Section 87.125. Counting of Certain Late Ballots Voted by Mail - Sec. 87.125. COUNTING OF CERTAIN LATE BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL....

Section 87.126. Electronic Recording of Ballot Materials and Applications - Sec. 87.126. ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF BALLOT MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS. (a)...

Section 87.127. Resolution of Incorrect Determination by Early Voting Ballot Board - Sec. 87.127. RESOLUTION OF INCORRECT DETERMINATION BY EARLY VOTING BALLOT...

Section 87.128. Notes - Sec. 87.128. NOTES. (a) Each member of an early voting...