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Chapter 271 - Joint Elections
Section 271.001. Applicability of Other Parts of Code - Sec. 271.001. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PARTS OF CODE. The other...
Section 271.002. Joint Elections Authorized - Sec. 271.002. JOINT ELECTIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) If the elections ordered...
Section 271.003. Location of Common Polling Place - Sec. 271.003. LOCATION OF COMMON POLLING PLACE. (a) A regular...
Section 271.004. Allocation of Election Expenses - Sec. 271.004. ALLOCATION OF ELECTION EXPENSES. The expenses of a...
Section 271.005. Election Officers - Sec. 271.005. ELECTION OFFICERS. (a) An election officer for a...
Section 271.006. Early Voting - Sec. 271.006. EARLY VOTING. (a) The governing bodies of the...
Section 271.007. Ballot - Sec. 271.007. BALLOT. A single ballot containing all the offices...
Section 271.0071. Multiple Methods of Voting Allowed - Sec. 271.0071. MULTIPLE METHODS OF VOTING ALLOWED. The restrictions on...
Section 271.008. Ballot Boxes - Sec. 271.008. BALLOT BOXES. (a) One set of ballot boxes...
Section 271.009. Combining Election Forms and Records - Sec. 271.009. COMBINING ELECTION FORMS AND RECORDS. The forms used...
Section 271.010. Custodian of Election Records - Sec. 271.010. CUSTODIAN OF ELECTION RECORDS. The general custodian of...
Section 271.011. Canvass - Sec. 271.011. CANVASS. (a) The authority responsible for canvassing the...
Section 271.012. Certificate of Election - Sec. 271.012. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. The presiding officer of the...
Section 271.013. Compensation of Judges and Clerks - Sec. 271.013. COMPENSATION OF JUDGES AND CLERKS. (a) Except as...
Section 271.014. Conflicts With Other Law - Sec. 271.014. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. A law outside this...
Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements
Section 272.001. Bilingual Election Materials Required - Sec. 272.001. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED. Bilingual election materials printed...
Section 272.002. Election Precincts in Which Bilingual Materials Used - Sec. 272.002. ELECTION PRECINCTS IN WHICH BILINGUAL MATERIALS USED. Except...
Section 272.003. Exempt Election Precincts - Sec. 272.003. EXEMPT ELECTION PRECINCTS. (a) An election precinct to...
Section 272.004. Use of Bilingual Materials for Early Voting - Sec. 272.004. USE OF BILINGUAL MATERIALS FOR EARLY VOTING. Bilingual...
Section 272.005. Required Bilingual Materials - Sec. 272.005. REQUIRED BILINGUAL MATERIALS. (a) The instruction posters must...
Section 272.006. Separate Translation Authorized - Sec. 272.006. SEPARATE TRANSLATION AUTHORIZED. (a) In an election precinct...
Section 272.007. Authority Preparing Translation - Sec. 272.007. AUTHORITY PREPARING TRANSLATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 272.008. Optional Use of Bilingual Materials - Sec. 272.008. OPTIONAL USE OF BILINGUAL MATERIALS. (a) The governing...
Section 272.009. Bilingual Election Clerks - Sec. 272.009. BILINGUAL ELECTION CLERKS. (a) The presiding judge of...
Section 272.010. Voter Registration Application Form - Sec. 272.010. VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM. (a) The secretary of...
Section 272.011. Bilingual Election Materials Required in Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 272.011. BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS....
Chapter 273 - Criminal Investigation and Other Enforcement Proceedings
Subchapter A. Criminal Investigation
Section 273.001. Investigation of Criminal Conduct - Sec. 273.001. INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT. (a) If two or...
Section 273.002. Local Assistance to Attorney General - Sec. 273.002. LOCAL ASSISTANCE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. For an election...
Section 273.003. Impounding Election Records - Sec. 273.003. IMPOUNDING ELECTION RECORDS. (a) In the investigation of...
Section 273.004. Examination of Impounded Records - Sec. 273.004. EXAMINATION OF IMPOUNDED RECORDS. (a) The examination of...
Subchapter B. Prosecution by Attorney General
Section 273.021. Prosecution by Attorney General Authorized - Sec. 273.021. PROSECUTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORIZED. (a) The attorney...
Section 273.022. Cooperation With Local Prosecutor - Sec. 273.022. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PROSECUTOR. The attorney general may...
Section 273.023. Subpoena - Sec. 273.023. SUBPOENA. (a) A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum...
Section 273.024. Venue - Sec. 273.024. VENUE. An offense under this subchapter may be...
Subchapter C. Examination of Ballots by Grand Jury
Section 273.041. Request to Examine Ballots - Sec. 273.041. REQUEST TO EXAMINE BALLOTS. In the investigation of...
Section 273.042. Order by District Judge - Sec. 273.042. ORDER BY DISTRICT JUDGE. On request of a...
Section 273.043. Conduct of Examination - Sec. 273.043. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION. The examination of ballots under...
Subchapter D. Mandamus by Appellate Court
Section 273.061. Jurisdiction - Sec. 273.061. JURISDICTION. (a) The supreme court or a court...
Section 273.062. Proceeding to Obtain Writ - Sec. 273.062. PROCEEDING TO OBTAIN WRIT. A proceeding to obtain...
Section 273.063. Venue in Court of Appeals - Sec. 273.063. VENUE IN COURT OF APPEALS. (a) A petition...
Subchapter E. Injunction
Section 273.081. Injunction - Sec. 273.081. INJUNCTION. A person who is being harmed or...
Chapter 274 - Constitutional Amendments
Subchapter A. Amendment on Ballot
Section 274.001. Form of Amendment on Ballot - Sec. 274.001. FORM OF AMENDMENT ON BALLOT. (a) If the...
Section 274.002. Drawing for Ballot Order - Sec. 274.002. DRAWING FOR BALLOT ORDER. (a) If more than...
Section 274.003. Certifying Amendment for Placement on Ballot - Sec. 274.003. CERTIFYING AMENDMENT FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT. (a) For...
Section 274.004. Proposition Ballot Order - Sec. 274.004. PROPOSITION BALLOT ORDER. A proposed constitutional amendment must...
Subchapter B. Publishing Notice of Proposed Amendment
Section 274.021. Notice of Proposed Amendment Required - Sec. 274.021. NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT REQUIRED. Notice of each...
Section 274.022. Contract for Publication - Sec. 274.022. CONTRACT FOR PUBLICATION. (a) The secretary of state...
Section 274.023. Text of Notice - Sec. 274.023. TEXT OF NOTICE. (a) The secretary of state...
Section 274.024. Report on Notice Publication to Secretary of State - Sec. 274.024. REPORT ON NOTICE PUBLICATION TO SECRETARY OF STATE....
Section 274.025. Action on Report by Secretary of State - Sec. 274.025. ACTION ON REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a)...
Section 274.026. State Payment for Publication - Sec. 274.026. STATE PAYMENT FOR PUBLICATION. On receipt of an...
Section 274.027. Amount of State Payment - Sec. 274.027. AMOUNT OF STATE PAYMENT. The amount paid by...
Section 274.028. Commission Retained by Association - Sec. 274.028. COMMISSION RETAINED BY ASSOCIATION. If the secretary of...
Chapter 275 - Election for Officers of City With 200,000 Population
Section 275.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 275.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...
Section 275.002. Majority Vote Required - Sec. 275.002. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. To be elected to a...
Section 275.003. Election by Place Required - Sec. 275.003. ELECTION BY PLACE REQUIRED. (a) When a city...
Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions
Section 276.001. Retaliation Against Voter - Sec. 276.001. RETALIATION AGAINST VOTER. (a) A person commits an...
Section 276.003. Unlawful Removal From Ballot Box - Sec. 276.003. UNLAWFUL REMOVAL FROM BALLOT BOX. (a) A person...
Section 276.004. Unlawfully Prohibiting Employee From Voting - Sec. 276.004. UNLAWFULLY PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE FROM VOTING. (a) A person...
Section 276.005. Voter's Privilege From Arrest - Sec. 276.005. VOTER'S PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST. A voter may not...
Section 276.006. Changing Electoral Boundaries of Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 276.006. CHANGING ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. A...
Section 276.007. Student Election Authorized - Sec. 276.007. STUDENT ELECTION AUTHORIZED. (a) An election for the...
Section 276.008. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council - Sec. 276.008. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO TEXAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (a) On...
Section 276.009. Voting by Sequestered Juror - Sec. 276.009. VOTING BY SEQUESTERED JUROR. (a) The judge of...
Section 276.010. Unlawful Buying and Selling of Balloting Materials - Sec. 276.010. UNLAWFUL BUYING AND SELLING OF BALLOTING MATERIALS. (a)...
Section 276.012. Engaging in Organized Election Fraud Activity - Sec. 276.012. ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED ELECTION FRAUD ACTIVITY. (a) A...
Section 276.013. Election Fraud - Sec. 276.013. ELECTION FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 276.014. Other Election Offenses - Sec. 276.014. OTHER ELECTION OFFENSES. (a) A person commits an...
Section 276.015. Vote Harvesting - Sec. 276.015. VOTE HARVESTING. (a) In this section: (1) "Benefit"...
Section 276.016. Unlawful Solicitation and Distribution of Application to Vote by Mail - Sec. 276.016. UNLAWFUL SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION TO VOTE...
Section 276.017. Unlawful Distribution of Early Voting Ballots and Balloting Materials - Sec. 276.017. UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY VOTING BALLOTS AND BALLOTING...
Section 276.018. Perjury in Connection With Certain Election Procedures - Sec. 276.018. PERJURY IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a)...
Section 276.019. Unlawful Altering of Election Procedures - Sec. 276.019. UNLAWFUL ALTERING OF ELECTION PROCEDURES. A public official...
Chapter 277 - Petition Prescribed by Law Outside Code
Section 277.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 277.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to a...
Section 277.002. Validity of Petition Signatures - Sec. 277.002. VALIDITY OF PETITION SIGNATURES. (a) For a petition...
Section 277.0021. Meaning of Qualified Voter - Sec. 277.0021. MEANING OF QUALIFIED VOTER. A reference in a...
Section 277.0022. Withdrawal of Signature - Sec. 277.0022. WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE. (a) A signer may not...
Section 277.0024. Computing Number of Signatures - Sec. 277.0024. COMPUTING NUMBER OF SIGNATURES. (a) Except as provided...
Section 277.003. Verifying Signatures by Statistical Sample - Sec. 277.003. VERIFYING SIGNATURES BY STATISTICAL SAMPLE. If a petition...
Section 277.004. Effect of City Charter or Ordinance - Sec. 277.004. EFFECT OF CITY CHARTER OR ORDINANCE. Any requirements...
Chapter 278 - Voter Information Guide for Judicial Elections
Section 278.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 278.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to each...
Section 278.002. Internet Voter Information Guide - Sec. 278.002. INTERNET VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE. The secretary of state...
Section 278.003. Statement Filed by Candidate - Sec. 278.003. STATEMENT FILED BY CANDIDATE. If the secretary of...
Section 278.004. Statement Requirements - Sec. 278.004. STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A candidate's statement must include...
Section 278.005. Review by Secretary of State - Sec. 278.005. REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) Not later...
Section 278.006. Preparation of Guide - Sec. 278.006. PREPARATION OF GUIDE. (a) The secretary of state...
Section 278.007. Availability of Guide - Sec. 278.007. AVAILABILITY OF GUIDE. If the secretary of state...
Section 278.008. Additional Procedures - Sec. 278.008. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES. The secretary of state may prescribe...
Chapter 279 - Cybersecurity of Election Systems
Section 279.001. Definitions - Sec. 279.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "County election officer"...
Section 279.002. Election Cybersecurity: Secretary of State - Sec. 279.002. ELECTION CYBERSECURITY: SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary...
Section 279.003. Election Cybersecurity: County Election Officers - Sec. 279.003. ELECTION CYBERSECURITY: COUNTY ELECTION OFFICERS. (a) A county...