Texas Election Code
§ 1.012 — PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ELECTION RECORDS
EL § 1.012Title 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS · Ch. 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Subject to Subsection (b), an election record that is public information shall be made available to the public during the regular business hours of the record's custodian.
(b)For the purpose of safeguarding the election records or economizing the custodian's time, the custodian may adopt reasonable rules limiting public access.
(c)Except as otherwise provided by this code or Chapter 552, Government Code, all election records are public information.
(d)In this code, "election record" includes:
(1)anything distributed or received by government under this code;
(2)anything required by law to be kept by others for information of government under this code; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 902), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 5180), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.