Texas Election Code

§ 61.002 — OPENING AND CLOSING POLLING PLACE FOR VOTING

EL § 61.002Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

Text of subsection prior to the amendments made by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered before the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.

(a)Immediately before opening the polls for voting on the first day of early voting and on election day, the presiding election judge or alternate election judge shall confirm that each voting machine has any public counter reset to zero and shall print the tape that shows the counter was set to zero for each candidate or measure on the ballot. Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered on or after the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.

(a)Immediately before opening the polls for voting on the first day of voting at a polling place during early voting or on election day, the presiding election judge or alternate election judge shall confirm that each voting machine has any public counter reset to zero and shall print the tape that shows the counter was set to zero for each candidate or measure on the ballot.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.06, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.