Sec. 85.031. ACCEPTING VOTER. (a) For each person entitled to vote an early voting ballot by personal appearance, the early voting clerk shall follow the procedure for accepting a regular voter on election day, with the modifications necessary for the conduct of early voting.
(b) On accepting a voter, the clerk shall indicate beside the voter's name on the list of registered voters that the voter is accepted to vote by personal appearance unless the form of the list makes it impracticable to do so, and the clerk shall enter the voter's name on the poll list.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance
Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure
Section 85.031. Accepting Voter
Section 85.0311. Early Voting Clerk to Sign Ballots
Section 85.032. Security of Early Voting Ballot Box
Section 85.033. Security of Voting Machine
Section 85.034. Voter Unable to Enter Polling Place
Section 85.035. Assisting Voter
Section 85.036. Electioneering
Section 85.037. Bystanders Excluded; Unlawful Presence of Candidate