Texas Election Code
§ 103.001 — ELIGIBILITY
EL § 103.001Title 7. EARLY VOTING · Part B. SPECIAL FORMS OF EARLY VOTING · Ch. 103. LATE VOTING BECAUSE OF DEATH IN IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Statute text
View on source(a)A qualified voter is eligible to vote a late ballot as provided by this chapter if:
(1)the voter will be absent from the county of residence on election day because of the death of a person related to the voter within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code; and
(2)the death occurs on or after the day before the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance.
(b)In this chapter, "late ballot" means a ballot voted under this chapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.35; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 31(1), eff. September 1, 2025.