Texas Election Code
§ 86.0052 — COMPENSATION FOR CARRIER ENVELOPE ACTION PROHIBITED
EL § 86.0052Title 7. EARLY VOTING · Part A. EARLY VOTING · Ch. 86. CONDUCT OF VOTING BY MAIL
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)compensates another person for depositing the carrier envelope in the mail or with a common or contract carrier as provided by Section 86.0051(b), as part of any performance-based compensation scheme based on the number of ballots deposited or in which another person is presented with a quota of ballots to deposit as provided by Section 86.0051(b);
(2)engages in another practice that causes another person's compensation from or employment status with the person to be dependent on the number of ballots deposited as provided by Section 86.0051(b); or
(3)with knowledge that accepting compensation for such activity is illegal, accepts compensation for an activity described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1)confinement in jail for a term of not more than one year or less than 30 days; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (H.B. 148), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.