Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Early Voting
Subtitle A - Early Voting

Section 81.003. Substitution of Electronic System Ballots for Paper Ballots - Sec. 81.003. SUBSTITUTION OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM BALLOTS FOR PAPER BALLOTS....

Section 81.004. Location of Public Election Records - Sec. 81.004. LOCATION OF PUBLIC ELECTION RECORDS. Election records for...

Section 81.005. Common or Contract Carrier - Sec. 81.005. COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER. (a) A common or...

Chapter 82 - Eligibility for Early Voting

Section 82.001. Absence From County of Residence - Sec. 82.001. ABSENCE FROM COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. (a) Subject to...

Section 82.002. Disability or Confinement for Childbirth - Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY OR CONFINEMENT FOR CHILDBIRTH. (a) A qualified...

Section 82.003. Age - Sec. 82.003. AGE. A qualified voter is eligible for early...

Section 82.004. Confinement in Jail - Sec. 82.004. CONFINEMENT IN JAIL. (a) A qualified voter is...

Section 82.005. Eligibility for Early Voting by Personal Appearance - Sec. 82.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Any...

Section 82.007. Participation in Address Confidentiality Program - Sec. 82.007. PARTICIPATION IN ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. A qualified voter...

Section 82.008. Involuntary Civil Commitment - Sec. 82.008. INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT. A qualified voter is eligible...

Chapter 83 - Officer Conducting Early Voting

Subchapter A. Early Voting Clerk

Section 83.001. Early Voting Clerk Generally - Sec. 83.001. EARLY VOTING CLERK GENERALLY. (a) The early voting...

Section 83.002. County Clerk as Early Voting Clerk - Sec. 83.002. COUNTY CLERK AS EARLY VOTING CLERK. The county...

Section 83.003. Clerk for Less-Than-Countywide Elections Held at County Expense - Sec. 83.003. CLERK FOR LESS-THAN-COUNTYWIDE ELECTIONS HELD AT COUNTY EXPENSE....

Section 83.004. Clerk for Elections Ordered by County Authority Not Held at County Expense - Sec. 83.004. CLERK FOR ELECTIONS ORDERED BY COUNTY AUTHORITY NOT...

Section 83.005. Clerk for City Elections - Sec. 83.005. CLERK FOR CITY ELECTIONS. The city secretary is...

Section 83.006. Clerk for Elections of Other Political Subdivisions - Sec. 83.006. CLERK FOR ELECTIONS OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a)...

Section 83.007. Clerk for Other Elections - Sec. 83.007. CLERK FOR OTHER ELECTIONS. (a) In an election...

Section 83.008. Additional Clerks for Certain Elections - Sec. 83.008. ADDITIONAL CLERKS FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS. (a) In an...

Section 83.009. Employee of Political Subdivision Serving as Clerk - Sec. 83.009. EMPLOYEE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SERVING AS CLERK. An...

Section 83.010. Public Notice of Clerk's Mailing Address - Sec. 83.010. PUBLIC NOTICE OF CLERK'S MAILING ADDRESS. An election...

Section 83.011. Office Hours on Election Day - Sec. 83.011. OFFICE HOURS ON ELECTION DAY. The early voting...

Section 83.012. Student Early Voting Clerks - Sec. 83.012. STUDENT EARLY VOTING CLERKS. (a) The early voting...

Subchapter B. Deputy Clerk

Section 83.031. Deputy Early Voting Clerk Generally - Sec. 83.031. DEPUTY EARLY VOTING CLERK GENERALLY. (a) Deputy early...

Section 83.032. Deputy for County Clerk or City Secretary - Sec. 83.032. DEPUTY FOR COUNTY CLERK OR CITY SECRETARY. (a)...

Section 83.033. Deputy for Other Clerks - Sec. 83.033. DEPUTY FOR OTHER CLERKS. (a) In an election...

Section 83.034. Employee of Political Subdivision Serving as Deputy - Sec. 83.034. EMPLOYEE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SERVING AS DEPUTY. An...

Subchapter C. Compensation

Section 83.051. Compensation of County Clerk or City Secretary - Sec. 83.051. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CLERK OR CITY SECRETARY. A...

Section 83.052. Compensation of Other Clerks and Their Deputies - Sec. 83.052. COMPENSATION OF OTHER CLERKS AND THEIR DEPUTIES. An...

Section 83.053. Service Without Compensation by Public Employee - Sec. 83.053. SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. (a) An...

Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot

Subchapter A. Application for Ballot

Section 84.001. Application Required - Sec. 84.001. APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled to vote...

Section 84.002. Contents of Application - Sec. 84.002. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. (a) An early voting ballot...

Section 84.0021. Contents of Application for Participant in Address Confidentiality Program; Confidential Information - Sec. 84.0021. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPANT IN ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY...

Section 84.003. Signing Application by Witness; Assisting Applicant - Sec. 84.003. SIGNING APPLICATION BY WITNESS; ASSISTING APPLICANT. (a) An...

Section 84.004. Unlawfully Witnessing Application for More Than One Applicant - Sec. 84.004. UNLAWFULLY WITNESSING APPLICATION FOR MORE THAN ONE APPLICANT....

Section 84.0041. Fraudulent Use of Application for Ballot by Mail - Sec. 84.0041. FRAUDULENT USE OF APPLICATION FOR BALLOT BY MAIL....

Section 84.005. Application Components - Sec. 84.005. APPLICATION COMPONENTS. Each document that contains information required...

Section 84.007. Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: General Rule - Sec. 84.007. SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR BALLOT VOTED BY MAIL: GENERAL...

Section 84.008. Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: Personal Delivery - Sec. 84.008. SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR BALLOT VOTED BY MAIL: PERSONAL...

Section 84.009. Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: Confinement in Jail - Sec. 84.009. SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR BALLOT VOTED BY MAIL: CONFINEMENT...

Section 84.010. Preservation of Application - Sec. 84.010. PRESERVATION OF APPLICATION. Each early voting ballot application...

Section 84.011. Official Application Form - Sec. 84.011. OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. (a) The officially prescribed application...

Section 84.0111. Distribution of Application Form - Sec. 84.0111. DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION FORM. (a) Except as provided...

Section 84.012. Clerk to Mail Application Form on Request - Sec. 84.012. CLERK TO MAIL APPLICATION FORM ON REQUEST. The...

Section 84.013. Application Forms Furnished by Secretary of State - Sec. 84.013. APPLICATION FORMS FURNISHED BY SECRETARY OF STATE. The...

Section 84.014. Action by Early Voting Clerk on Certain Applications - Sec. 84.014. ACTION BY EARLY VOTING CLERK ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS....

Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail

Section 84.031. Cancellation of Application - Sec. 84.031. CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION. (a) An application for an...

Section 84.032. Request for Cancellation - Sec. 84.032. REQUEST FOR CANCELLATION. (a) A person desiring to...

Section 84.033. Action on Request - Sec. 84.033. ACTION ON REQUEST. (a) The election officer shall...

Section 84.034. Notice of Denial - Sec. 84.034. NOTICE OF DENIAL. Immediately after denying a cancellation...

Section 84.035. Ballot Sent to Applicant - Sec. 84.035. BALLOT SENT TO APPLICANT. (a) If the early...

Section 84.036. Disposition of Returned Ballot - Sec. 84.036. DISPOSITION OF RETURNED BALLOT. If an early voting...

Section 84.037. Preservation of Documents - Sec. 84.037. PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS. (a) The early voting clerk...

Section 84.038. Cancellation Effective for Single Election - Sec. 84.038. CANCELLATION EFFECTIVE FOR SINGLE ELECTION. The cancellation of...

Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance

Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers

Section 85.001. Early Voting Period - Sec. 85.001. EARLY VOTING PERIOD. (a) The period for early...

Section 85.002. Main Early Voting Polling Place - Sec. 85.002. MAIN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE. (a) Early voting...

Section 85.003. Voters Served by Main Polling Place - Sec. 85.003. VOTERS SERVED BY MAIN POLLING PLACE. Any person...

Section 85.004. Public Notice of Main Polling Place Location - Sec. 85.004. PUBLIC NOTICE OF MAIN POLLING PLACE LOCATION. The...

Section 85.005. Regular Days and Hours for Voting - Sec. 85.005. REGULAR DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING. (a) Except...

Section 85.006. Voting on Saturday or Sunday - Sec. 85.006. VOTING ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. (a) Except as...

Section 85.007. Public Notice of Time for Voting - Sec. 85.007. PUBLIC NOTICE OF TIME FOR VOTING. (a) The...

Section 85.008. Days and Hours for Voting: Election in Certain Cities - Sec. 85.008. DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING: ELECTION IN CERTAIN...

Section 85.009. Election Officers for General Election for State and County Officers - Sec. 85.009. ELECTION OFFICERS FOR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND...

Section 85.0091. Early Voting Election Officers for Primary Elections - Sec. 85.0091. EARLY VOTING ELECTION OFFICERS FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS. (a)...

Section 85.010. Early Voting Polling Place for Certain Elections Held by Political Subdivisions - Sec. 85.010. EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS HELD...

Subchapter B. Polling Place Procedure

Section 85.031. Accepting Voter - Sec. 85.031. ACCEPTING VOTER. (a) For each person entitled to...

Section 85.0311. Early Voting Clerk to Sign Ballots - Sec. 85.0311. EARLY VOTING CLERK TO SIGN BALLOTS. (a) The...

Section 85.032. Security of Early Voting Ballot Box - Sec. 85.032. SECURITY OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOX. (a) The...

Section 85.033. Security of Voting Machine - Sec. 85.033. SECURITY OF VOTING MACHINE. At the close of...

Section 85.034. Voter Unable to Enter Polling Place - Sec. 85.034. VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER POLLING PLACE. Early voting...

Section 85.035. Assisting Voter - Sec. 85.035. ASSISTING VOTER. A person voting an early voting...

Section 85.036. Electioneering - Sec. 85.036. ELECTIONEERING. (a) During the time an early voting...

Section 85.037. Bystanders Excluded; Unlawful Presence of Candidate - Sec. 85.037. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED; UNLAWFUL PRESENCE OF CANDIDATE. Section 61.001...

Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place

Section 85.061. Permanent Branch Polling Place - Sec. 85.061. PERMANENT BRANCH POLLING PLACE. (a) In a countywide...

Section 85.062. Temporary Branch Polling Place - Sec. 85.062. TEMPORARY BRANCH POLLING PLACE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 85.063. Days and Hours for Voting: Permanent Branch - Sec. 85.063. DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING: PERMANENT BRANCH. Early...

Section 85.064. Days and Hours for Voting: Temporary Branch in Populous County - Sec. 85.064. DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING: TEMPORARY BRANCH IN...

Section 85.065. Days and Hours for Voting: Temporary Branch in Less Populous County - Sec. 85.065. DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING: TEMPORARY BRANCH IN...

Section 85.066. Voters Served by Branch Polling Place - Sec. 85.066. VOTERS SERVED BY BRANCH POLLING PLACE. (a) Except...

Section 85.067. Public Notice of Branch Voting Schedule - Sec. 85.067. PUBLIC NOTICE OF BRANCH VOTING SCHEDULE. (a) The...

Section 85.068. Public Notice of Additional Voting Time Ordered by Clerk - Sec. 85.068. PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL VOTING TIME ORDERED BY...

Section 85.070. Delivery of Applications to Main Polling Place - Sec. 85.070. DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS TO MAIN POLLING PLACE. Each...

Section 85.071. Delivery of Ballots to Main Polling Place - Sec. 85.071. DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO MAIN POLLING PLACE. (a)...

Section 85.072. Branch Daily Register - Sec. 85.072. BRANCH DAILY REGISTER. (a) Each day early voting...

Chapter 86 - Conduct of Voting by Mail

Section 86.001. Reviewing Application and Providing Ballot - Sec. 86.001. REVIEWING APPLICATION AND PROVIDING BALLOT. (a) The early...

Section 86.0015. Annual Ballots by Mail - Sec. 86.0015. ANNUAL BALLOTS BY MAIL. (a) This section applies...

Section 86.002. Additional Balloting Materials - Sec. 86.002. ADDITIONAL BALLOTING MATERIALS. (a) The early voting clerk...

Section 86.003. Method of Providing Ballot to Voter: Required Address - Sec. 86.003. METHOD OF PROVIDING BALLOT TO VOTER: REQUIRED ADDRESS....

Section 86.004. Time for Providing Ballot to Voter - Sec. 86.004. TIME FOR PROVIDING BALLOT TO VOTER. (a) Except...

Section 86.005. Marking and Sealing Ballot - Sec. 86.005. MARKING AND SEALING BALLOT. (a) A voter must...

Section 86.0051. Unlawful Carrier Envelope Action by Person Other Than Voter - Sec. 86.0051. UNLAWFUL CARRIER ENVELOPE ACTION BY PERSON OTHER THAN...

Section 86.0052. Compensation for Carrier Envelope Action Prohibited - Sec. 86.0052. COMPENSATION FOR CARRIER ENVELOPE ACTION PROHIBITED. (a) A...

Section 86.006. Method of Returning Marked Ballot - Sec. 86.006. METHOD OF RETURNING MARKED BALLOT. (a) A marked...

Section 86.007. Deadline for Returning Marked Ballot - Sec. 86.007. DEADLINE FOR RETURNING MARKED BALLOT. (a) Except as...

Section 86.008. Defective Application - Sec. 86.008. DEFECTIVE APPLICATION. (a) If on reviewing an application...

Section 86.009. Providing Corrected Ballot to Voter - Sec. 86.009. PROVIDING CORRECTED BALLOT TO VOTER. (a) If, after...

Section 86.010. Unlawfully Assisting Voter Voting Ballot by Mail - Sec. 86.010. UNLAWFULLY ASSISTING VOTER VOTING BALLOT BY MAIL. (a)...

Section 86.0105. Compensation for Assisting Voters Prohibited - Sec. 86.0105. COMPENSATION FOR ASSISTING VOTERS PROHIBITED. (a) A person...

Section 86.011. Action by Clerk on Return of Ballot - Sec. 86.011. ACTION BY CLERK ON RETURN OF BALLOT. (a)...

Section 86.012. Official Ballot Envelope - Sec. 86.012. OFFICIAL BALLOT ENVELOPE. (a) "Ballot Envelope" must be...

Section 86.013. Official Carrier Envelope - Sec. 86.013. OFFICIAL CARRIER ENVELOPE. (a) "Carrier Envelope for Early...

Section 86.014. Public Inspection of Early Voting Records - Sec. 86.014. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF EARLY VOTING RECORDS. (a) A...

Section 86.015. Electronic Tracking of Application for Ballot Voted by Mail or Ballot Voted by Mail - Sec. 86.015. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF APPLICATION FOR BALLOT VOTED BY...

Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results

Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board

Section 87.001. Board Created; Jurisdiction - Sec. 87.001. BOARD CREATED; JURISDICTION. An early voting ballot board...

Section 87.002. Composition of Board - Sec. 87.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The early voting ballot...

Section 87.003. Eligibility for Board Membership - Sec. 87.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP. To be eligible for...

Section 87.004. Board Composed of Precinct Election Officers - Sec. 87.004. BOARD COMPOSED OF PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICERS. In an...

Section 87.005. Compensation of Members - Sec. 87.005. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. (a) Members of the early...

Section 87.006. Early Voting Ballot Board Members: Oath and Identification - Sec. 87.006. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD MEMBERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION....

Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board

Section 87.021. Ballots and Other Materials Delivered to Board - Sec. 87.021. BALLOTS AND OTHER MATERIALS DELIVERED TO BOARD. The...

Section 87.0211. Electronic Delivery of Materials Recorded Electronically - Sec. 87.0211. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF MATERIALS RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY. If ballot...

Section 87.022. Time of Delivery: General Rule - Sec. 87.022. TIME OF DELIVERY: GENERAL RULE. Except as provided...

Section 87.0221. Time of Delivery: Paper Ballots - Sec. 87.0221. TIME OF DELIVERY: PAPER BALLOTS. (a) In an...

Section 87.0222. Time of Delivery: Ballots Voted by Mail - Sec. 87.0222. TIME OF DELIVERY: BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL. (a)...

Section 87.0223. Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent Out by Regular Mail and E-Mail - Sec. 87.0223. TIME OF DELIVERY: BALLOTS SENT OUT BY REGULAR...

Section 87.023. Time of Delivery: Automatically Counted Ballots - Sec. 87.023. TIME OF DELIVERY: AUTOMATICALLY COUNTED BALLOTS. (a) In...

Section 87.024. Time of Delivery: Voting Machine Election - Sec. 87.024. TIME OF DELIVERY: VOTING MACHINE ELECTION. (a) In...

Section 87.0241. Processing Ballots Before Polls Open - Sec. 87.0241. PROCESSING BALLOTS BEFORE POLLS OPEN. (a) The early...

Section 87.025. Delivering Second Ballot Box Key to Board - Sec. 87.025. DELIVERING SECOND BALLOT BOX KEY TO BOARD. On...

Section 87.026. Bystanders Excluded - Sec. 87.026. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED. (a) Except as permitted by this...

Section 87.027. Signature Verification Committee - Sec. 87.027. SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 87.0271. Opportunity to Correct Defect: Signature Verification Committee - Sec. 87.0271. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT DEFECT: SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE. (a)...

Section 87.028. Access to Information - Sec. 87.028. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) On request, a county...

Subchapter C. Accepting Early Voting Ballot Voted by Mail

Section 87.041. Accepting Voter - Sec. 87.041. ACCEPTING VOTER. (a) The early voting ballot board...

Section 87.0411. Opportunity to Correct Defect: Early Voting Ballot Board - Sec. 87.0411. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT DEFECT: EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD....

Section 87.042. Disposition of Accepted Ballot - Sec. 87.042. DISPOSITION OF ACCEPTED BALLOT. (a) The early voting...

Section 87.043. Disposition of Rejected Ballot - Sec. 87.043. DISPOSITION OF REJECTED BALLOT. (a) The early voting...

Section 87.0431. Notice of Rejected Ballot - Sec. 87.0431. NOTICE OF REJECTED BALLOT. (a) Not later than...

Section 87.044. Disposition of Application - Sec. 87.044. DISPOSITION OF APPLICATION. (a) The early voting ballot...

Subchapter D. Processing Manually Counted Ballots

Section 87.061. Authority Responsible for Counting Ballots - Sec. 87.061. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTING BALLOTS. The early voting...

Section 87.062. Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns - Sec. 87.062. COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS. (a) On the...

Section 87.063. Disposition of Ballots and Other Items - Sec. 87.063. DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS AND OTHER ITEMS. (a) Except...

Subchapter F. Processing Ballots Counted at Central Counting Station

Section 87.101. Delivery of Ballots to Counting Station - Sec. 87.101. DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO COUNTING STATION. On the...

Section 87.102. Duplicating Paper Ballots for Automatic Counting - Sec. 87.102. DUPLICATING PAPER BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATIC COUNTING. (a) The...

Section 87.103. Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns - Sec. 87.103. COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS. (a) The early...

Section 87.104. Disposition of Early Voting Ballot Board Returns and Other Records - Sec. 87.104. DISPOSITION OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD RETURNS AND...

Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 87.121. Early Voting Rosters - Text of section as reenacted and amended by Acts 2021,...

Section 87.122. Precinct Early Voting List - Sec. 87.122. PRECINCT EARLY VOTING LIST. (a) For each election...

Section 87.1221. Disposition of Ballot Transmittal Form - Sec. 87.1221. DISPOSITION OF BALLOT TRANSMITTAL FORM. (a) The presiding...

Section 87.123. Delivering Other Records and Supplies - Sec. 87.123. DELIVERING OTHER RECORDS AND SUPPLIES. Not later than...

Section 87.1231. Early Voting Votes Reported by Precinct - Sec. 87.1231. EARLY VOTING VOTES REPORTED BY PRECINCT. Not later...

Section 87.124. Preservation of Early Voting Election Records Generally - Sec. 87.124. PRESERVATION OF EARLY VOTING ELECTION RECORDS GENERALLY. The...

Section 87.125. Counting of Certain Late Ballots Voted by Mail - Sec. 87.125. COUNTING OF CERTAIN LATE BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL....

Section 87.126. Electronic Recording of Ballot Materials and Applications - Sec. 87.126. ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF BALLOT MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS. (a)...

Section 87.127. Resolution of Incorrect Determination by Early Voting Ballot Board - Sec. 87.127. RESOLUTION OF INCORRECT DETERMINATION BY EARLY VOTING BALLOT...

Section 87.128. Notes - Sec. 87.128. NOTES. (a) Each member of an early voting...

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Texas Statutes Title 7 - Early Voting Subtitle A - Early Voting

Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Early Voting
Subtitle A - Early Voting