Sec. 271.008. BALLOT BOXES. (a) One set of ballot boxes may be used at a common polling place in a joint election for the deposit of all the ballots for each of the participating political subdivisions.
(b) If the voted ballots for more than one political subdivision participating in a joint election are deposited in a single ballot box after they are counted, the custodian of the key to the ballot box for voted ballots for elections ordered by an authority of any one of the participating political subdivisions may be appointed as the custodian of the key to that box.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 271.001. Applicability of Other Parts of Code
Section 271.002. Joint Elections Authorized
Section 271.003. Location of Common Polling Place
Section 271.004. Allocation of Election Expenses
Section 271.005. Election Officers
Section 271.0071. Multiple Methods of Voting Allowed
Section 271.009. Combining Election Forms and Records
Section 271.010. Custodian of Election Records
Section 271.012. Certificate of Election