Sec. 61.011. REMOVING WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOUND IN POLLING PLACE. (a) An election officer shall periodically check each voting station and other areas of the polling place for sample ballots or other written communications used by voters that were left or discarded in the polling place.
(b) An election officer shall remove from the sight of the voters any written communication found under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 112, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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