Sec. 61.002. OPENING AND CLOSING POLLING PLACE FOR VOTING. (a) Immediately before opening the polls for voting on the first day of early voting and on election day, the presiding election judge or alternate election judge shall confirm that each voting machine has any public counter reset to zero and shall print the tape that shows the counter was set to zero for each candidate or measure on the ballot.
(b) At the official time for opening the polls for voting, an election officer shall open the polling place entrance and admit the voters.
(c) Immediately after closing the polls for voting on election day, the presiding election judge or alternate election judge shall print the tape to show the number of votes cast for each candidate or ballot measure for each voting machine.
(d) Each election judge or alternate election judge present shall sign a tape printed under this section.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.06, eff. December 2, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 61 - Conduct of Voting Generally
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 61.001. Bystanders Excluded; Unlawful Presence of Candidate
Section 61.002. Opening and Closing Polling Place for Voting
Section 61.003. Electioneering and Loitering Near Polling Place
Section 61.004. Unlawful Operation of Sound Amplification Device or Sound Truck
Section 61.005. Security of Ballots, Ballot Boxes, and Envelopes
Section 61.006. Unlawfully Divulging Vote
Section 61.007. Unlawfully Revealing Information Before Polls Close
Section 61.008. Unlawfully Influencing Voter
Section 61.009. Instructing Voter on Casting Ballot
Section 61.010. Wearing Name Tag or Badge in Polling Place
Section 61.011. Removing Written Communications Found in Polling Place
Section 61.012. Access by Persons With Disabilities
Section 61.013. Access by Persons With Disabilities: Elections of Certain Political Subdivisions