Sec. 62.013. UNAUTHORIZED POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITED. (a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly posts at a polling place, including the area within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located, a sign, card, poster, or other similar material that:
(1) is not authorized or required by law; or
(2) is in a form or contains information that is not authorized or required by law.
(b) A person other than an election officer commits an offense if the person posts a sign, card, poster, or other similar material at a polling place, including the 100-foot area described by Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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