Sec. 65.011. OVERVOTING. If a voter marks the ballot for more candidates for an office than the number of persons to be elected for that office, none of the votes may be counted for that office.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 25), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2020.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 65 - Counting Votes and Preparing Returns
Subchapter A. Counting Votes Generally
Section 65.001. Counting Officers
Section 65.002. Time for Counting
Section 65.003. Rotating Ballot Boxes No
Section 65.005. Tallying the Votes
Section 65.006. Replacing Member of Counting Team
Section 65.008. Tallying Write-in Votes
Section 65.009. Counting Irregularly Marked Ballot
Section 65.010. Ballots Not Counted
Section 65.012. Depositing Ballot in Ballot Box No
Section 65.013. Ballot Register
Section 65.014. Preparing the Precinct Returns