Sec. 101.107. RETURN OF BALLOT. (a) A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(A), (B), or (B-1) must be voting from outside the voter's county of residence. A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(C) must be voting from outside the United States.
(b) A voter who receives a ballot under this subchapter must return the ballot in the same manner as required under Section 101.057 except that a voter who completes a signature sheet is not required to complete a carrier envelope. Except as provided by Chapter 105, the voter may not return the ballot by electronic transmission.
(c) A ballot that is not returned as required by Subsection (b) is considered a ballot not timely returned and is not sent to the early voting ballot board for processing.
(d) The deadline for the return of a ballot under this section is the same deadline as provided in Section 86.007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Special Forms of Early Voting
Chapter 101 - Voting by Resident Federal Postcard Applicant
Subchapter C. E-Mail Transmission of Balloting Materials
Section 101.102. Request for Balloting Materials
Section 101.103. Confidentiality of E-Mail Address
Section 101.104. Elections Covered
Section 101.105. Balloting Materials to Be Sent by E-Mail
Section 101.106. Methods of Transmission to Voter
Section 101.107. Return of Ballot