Texas Election Code
§ 85.071 — DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO MAIN POLLING PLACE
EL § 85.071Title 7. EARLY VOTING · Part A. EARLY VOTING · Ch. 85. CONDUCT OF VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE · Art. C. BRANCH EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE
Statute text
View on source(a)During the period for early voting by personal appearance, the ballots voted at a branch polling place shall be:
(1)retained securely at the branch polling place in a locked room accessible only to election officers; or
(2)delivered by an election officer or designated law enforcement officer to the main early voting polling place at the close of voting each day.
(b)The unvoted ballots at the branch polling place shall be retained or delivered with the voted ballots of the same ballot style but in a separate locked container.
(c)At the close of early voting at a branch polling place:
(1)unvoted ballots shall be retained or delivered in the manner described by Subsection (b);
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025.