Sec. 87.0241. PROCESSING BALLOTS BEFORE POLLS OPEN. (a) The early voting ballot board may determine whether to accept early voting ballots voted by mail in accordance with Section 87.041 at any time after the ballots are delivered to the board.
(b) The board may not count early voting ballots until:
(1) the polls open on election day; or
(2) in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary for implementing this section in regard to elections described by Subsection (b)(2).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.23. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results
Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board
Section 87.021. Ballots and Other Materials Delivered to Board
Section 87.0211. Electronic Delivery of Materials Recorded Electronically
Section 87.022. Time of Delivery: General Rule
Section 87.0221. Time of Delivery: Paper Ballots
Section 87.0222. Time of Delivery: Ballots Voted by Mail
Section 87.0223. Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent Out by Regular Mail and E-Mail
Section 87.023. Time of Delivery: Automatically Counted Ballots
Section 87.024. Time of Delivery: Voting Machine Election
Section 87.0241. Processing Ballots Before Polls Open
Section 87.025. Delivering Second Ballot Box Key to Board
Section 87.026. Bystanders Excluded
Section 87.027. Signature Verification Committee
Section 87.0271. Opportunity to Correct Defect: Signature Verification Committee