Sec. 127.125. PREPARING BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATIC COUNTING. (a) The manager of a central counting station shall have the ballots prepared for automatic counting.
(b) The manager shall have the ballots examined to detect any irregularly marked ballots and to determine whether the ballots to be counted automatically are ready for counting and can be properly counted. The manager shall have each irregularly marked ballot duplicated to indicate the intent of the voter if the voter's intent is clearly ascertainable, unless other law prohibits counting the vote. After making the appropriate determinations and taking the appropriate actions, the manager shall approve the ballots for counting.
(c) After the ballots are approved for counting, the manager shall deliver them to the tabulation supervisor or to the supervisor's designee.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1054, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 127 - Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Subchapter E. Processing Results at Central Counting Station
Section 127.121. Programmer for Tabulating Equipment
Section 127.122. Approval of Program
Section 127.123. Security of Program
Section 127.1231. Security of Automatic Tabulating Equipment
Section 127.1232. Security of Voted Ballots
Section 127.124. Early Processing of Ballots
Section 127.125. Preparing Ballots for Automatic Counting
Section 127.126. Duplicating Ballots
Section 127.127. Operating Equipment and Handling Ballots Restricted
Section 127.128. Ballots Tabulated by Precinct
Section 127.129. Correction of Results After Equipment Malfunction
Section 127.130. Manual Counting
Section 127.1301. Centrally Counted Optical Scan Ballots
Section 127.131. Preparing Returns
Section 127.1311. Announcing Unofficial Results
Section 127.132. Disposition of Ballots, Returns, and Other Records