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§ 64.012 — ILLEGAL VOTING

EL § 64.012Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 64. VOTING PROCEDURES · Art. A. VOTING GENERALLY

Statute text

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally:
(1)votes or attempts to vote in an election in which the person knows the person is not eligible to vote;
(2)votes or attempts to vote more than once in an election;
(3)votes or attempts to vote a ballot belonging to another person, or by impersonating another person;
(4)marks or attempts to mark any portion of another person's ballot without the consent of that person, or without specific direction from that person how to mark the ballot; or
(5)votes or attempts to vote in an election in this state after voting in another state in an election in which a federal office appears on the ballot and the election day for both states is the same day.

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1, eff. December 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 9.03, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 1243), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.