Sec. 11.005. EFFECT OF VOTE BY VOTER REGISTERED IN WRONG PRECINCT. If a voter who is erroneously registered in an election precinct in which the voter does not reside is permitted to vote by an election officer who does not know of the erroneous registration, the votes for the offices and measures on which the voter would have been eligible to vote in the voter's precinct of residence are valid unless the voter intentionally gave false information to procure the erroneous registration.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration
Chapter 11 - Qualifications and Requirements for Voting
Section 11.001. Eligibility to Vote
Section 11.002. Qualified Voter
Section 11.003. Place for Voting
Section 11.004. Voting in Precinct of Former Residence
Section 11.005. Effect of Vote by Voter Registered in Wrong Precinct