Sec. 64.010. UNLAWFULLY PERMITTING OR PREVENTING DEPOSIT OF BALLOT. (a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer:
(1) permits a person to deposit in the ballot box a ballot that the officer knows was not provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing the ballot or for whom the deposit is made; or
(2) prevents the deposit in the ballot box of a marked and properly folded ballot that was provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing it or for whom the deposit is attempted.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 64 - Voting Procedures
Subchapter A. Voting Generally
Section 64.001. Voter to Select and Prepare Ballot
Section 64.002. Occupancy of Voting Station
Section 64.003. Marking the Ballot for Candidate on Ballot
Section 64.005. Marking the Ballot for Write-in Candidate
Section 64.006. Marking the Ballot for Measure
Section 64.007. Spoiled Ballot
Section 64.008. Depositing Ballot
Section 64.009. Voter Unable to Enter Polling Place
Section 64.010. Unlawfully Permitting or Preventing Deposit of Ballot