Sec. 86.014. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF EARLY VOTING RECORDS.
(a) A copy of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail is not available for public inspection, except to the voter seeking to verify that the information pertaining to the voter is accurate, until the first business day after the election day of the earliest occurring election for which the application is submitted.
(b) Originals of the applications and carrier envelopes are not available for public inspection until those materials are delivered to the general custodian of election records after the election.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.12; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 2449), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 86 - Conduct of Voting by Mail
Section 86.001. Reviewing Application and Providing Ballot
Section 86.0015. Annual Ballots by Mail
Section 86.002. Additional Balloting Materials
Section 86.003. Method of Providing Ballot to Voter: Required Address
Section 86.004. Time for Providing Ballot to Voter
Section 86.005. Marking and Sealing Ballot
Section 86.0051. Unlawful Carrier Envelope Action by Person Other Than Voter
Section 86.0052. Compensation for Carrier Envelope Action Prohibited
Section 86.006. Method of Returning Marked Ballot
Section 86.007. Deadline for Returning Marked Ballot
Section 86.008. Defective Application
Section 86.009. Providing Corrected Ballot to Voter
Section 86.010. Unlawfully Assisting Voter Voting Ballot by Mail
Section 86.0105. Compensation for Assisting Voters Prohibited
Section 86.011. Action by Clerk on Return of Ballot
Section 86.012. Official Ballot Envelope
Section 86.013. Official Carrier Envelope
Section 86.014. Public Inspection of Early Voting Records
Section 86.015. Electronic Tracking of Application for Ballot Voted by Mail or Ballot Voted by Mail