Sec. 65.059. NOTICE TO PROVISIONAL VOTER. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to implement a system to allow a person who casts a provisional ballot under Section 63.011 to obtain access free of charge to information on the disposition of the person's ballot. The system:
(1) must allow the person to determine whether the person's ballot was counted, and, if the person's ballot was not accepted, must indicate the reason why;
(2) must provide the information only to the person who cast the provisional ballot; and
(3) may involve the use of a toll-free telephone number or the Internet.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 65 - Counting Votes and Preparing Returns
Subchapter B. Verification and Counting of Provisional Ballots
Section 65.051. Duty of Early Voting Ballot Board
Section 65.052. Duty of Voter Registrar
Section 65.053. Delivery of Provisional Ballots
Section 65.054. Accepting Provisional Ballot
Section 65.0541. Presentation of Identification for Certain Provisional Ballots
Section 65.055. Disposition of Accepted Provisional Ballot and Affidavit
Section 65.056. Disposition of Rejected Provisional Ballot
Section 65.057. Processing Accepted Provisional Ballots
Section 65.058. Preservation of Provisional Voting Records Generally
Section 65.0581. Public Inspection of Provisional Voting Records