Texas Election Code
§ 33.006 — CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
EL § 33.006Title 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS · Ch. 33. WATCHERS · Art. A. APPOINTMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)For an appointment of a watcher to be effective, the appointing authority must issue a certificate of appointment to the appointee.
(b)A certificate of appointment must:
(1)be in writing and signed by the appointing authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under Section 33.004, by each of the voters making the appointment;
(2)indicate the capacity in which the appointing authority is acting;
(3)state the name, residence address, and voter registration number of the appointee and be signed by the appointee;
(4)identify the election and the precinct polling place or other location at which the appointee is to serve;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 922 (H.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.