Texas Election Code
§ 276.016 — UNLAWFUL SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION TO VOTE BY MAIL
EL § 276.016Title 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 276. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A public official or election official commits an offense if the official, while acting in an official capacity, knowingly:
(1)solicits the submission of an application to vote by mail from a person who did not request an application;
(2)distributes an application to vote by mail to a person who did not request the application unless the distribution is expressly authorized by another provision of this code;
(3)authorizes or approves the expenditure of public funds to facilitate third-party distribution of an application to vote by mail to a person who did not request the application; or
(4)completes any portion of an application to vote by mail and distributes the application to an applicant.
(b)An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 7.04, eff. December 2, 2021.