Sec. 62.003. ELECTION OFFICERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION. (a) The presiding judge and the election clerks present at the polling place before the polls open shall repeat the following oath aloud:
"I swear (or affirm) that I will not in any manner request or seek to persuade or induce any voter to vote for or against any candidate or measure to be voted on, and that I will faithfully perform my duty as an officer of the election and guard the purity of the election."
(b) A clerk who arrives after the oath is made shall repeat the oath aloud before performing any duties as an election officer.
(c) Following administration of the oath, each election officer shall be issued a form of identification, prescribed by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the officer during the officer's hours of service at the polling place.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 2110), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 2110), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 62 - Preliminary Arrangements
Section 62.001. Officers to Assemble
Section 62.002. Time for Completing Arrangements
Section 62.003. Election Officers: Oath and Identification
Section 62.004. Arranging Voting Stations
Section 62.005. Examining Ballot Boxes
Section 62.006. Placing Box for Deposit of Marked Ballots
Section 62.007. Examining Ballots
Section 62.008. Presiding Judge to Sign Ballots
Section 62.009. Disarranging Ballots for Voters' Selection
Section 62.010. Distance Marker
Section 62.011. Instruction Poster
Section 62.0111. Notice of Prohibition of Certain Devices
Section 62.0112. Notice of Voter Complaint Information
Section 62.0115. Public Notice of Voters' Rights
Section 62.012. Posting Sample Ballot
Section 62.013. Unauthorized Posting of Signs Prohibited
Section 62.014. Modification of List of Registered Voters
Section 62.015. Placing Indelible Marking Instrument in Station
Section 62.016. Notice of Acceptable Identification Outside Polling Places