Texas Election Code

§ 127.063 — DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX

EL § 127.063Title 8. VOTING SYSTEMS · Ch. 127. PROCESSING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM RESULTS · Art. C. SEALED BALLOT BOXES

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A sealed ballot box used under this subchapter must be equipped with a lock to prevent opening the box without a key and designed and constructed so that:

(1)the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;

(2)the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and

(3)the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.