Sec. 66.053. TIME FOR DELIVERING ELECTION RECORDS. (a) The precinct election records shall be delivered to the appropriate authorities immediately after the precinct returns are completed.
(b) If the presiding judge determines that the ballots will not be counted in time to allow delivery of the precinct election records by 2 a.m. of the day after election day, the presiding judge, between midnight of election day and 1 a.m. of the following day, shall notify the general custodian of election records by telephone of:
(1) the total number of voters who voted at the polling place as indicated by the poll list;
(2) the vote totals tallied for each candidate and for and against each measure at the time of notification; and
(3) the expected time of finishing the count.
(c) The precinct election records shall be delivered not later than 24 hours after the polls close in each election.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 66 - Disposition of Records and Supplies After Election
Subchapter C. Disposition of Records and Supplies
Section 66.051. Distribution of Election Records
Section 66.052. Delivery by Election Clerk
Section 66.053. Time for Delivering Election Records
Section 66.054. Failure to Deliver Election Returns and Voted Ballots
Section 66.055. Judicial Impoundment of Election Records
Section 66.056. Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results
Section 66.057. Regulating Public Inspection of Certain Election Records
Section 66.058. Preservation of Precinct Election Records
Section 66.059. Retrieving Erroneously Placed Election Records
Section 66.060. Delivery and Preservation of Key to Ballot Box No
Section 66.061. Custody of List of Registered Voters to Be Reused in Subsequent Election