Texas Election Code
§ 192.037 — RULES FOR COUNTING VOTES NOT CAST FOR BOTH CANDIDATES
EL § 192.037Title 11. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS · Ch. 192. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND CANDIDATES · Art. B. PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Statute text
View on source(a)If a voter writes in the name of a write-in candidate for president or vice-president but does not write in a name for a running mate, the vote shall be counted as a vote for the candidate and the candidate's running mate.
(b)A vote shall be counted for both candidates of a set of candidates for president and vice-president if:
(1)the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is voting for one of the two candidates;
(2)the ballot is marked to indicate that the voter is not voting for the other candidate in the set; and
(3)the voter has not:
(A)indicated a vote for a presidential or vice-presidential candidate of another set; or
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Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 204, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.