Sec. 127.063. DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX. A sealed ballot box used under this subchapter must be equipped with a lock to prevent opening the box without a key and designed and constructed so that:
(1) the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;
(2) the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and
(3) the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 127 - Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Subchapter C. Sealed Ballot Boxes
Section 127.061. Sealed Ballot Boxes Required
Section 127.063. Design of Ballot Box
Section 127.064. Seals for Ballot Boxes
Section 127.065. Sealing Ballot Box; Delivery to Polling Place
Section 127.066. Sealing Deposit Slot; Delivery of Sealed Ballot Box to Counting Station
Section 127.067. Disposition of Election Records
Section 127.068. Receiving Sealed Ballot Box at Counting Station