Texas Election Code
Sections 901–1200
- § 112.007VERIFYING REGISTRATION STATUS OF APPLICANT FOR BALLOT
- § 112.008DETERMINING OFFICES AND MEASURES TO BE VOTED ON
- § 112.009PREPARING VOTING MACHINE
- § 112.010SUBSTITUTING MAIL BALLOTS FOR VOTING MACHINE
- § 112.011INFORMATION ON DISTRICT COMPOSITION
- § 112.012NOTIFICATION TO VOTER REGISTRAR
- § 113.001PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
- § 113.002ELIGIBILITY
- § 113.003SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR MAIL BALLOT
- § 113.004TIME AND PLACE FOR VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE
- § 113.005PERSONAL APPEARANCE VOTING; PROCESSING RESULTS
- § 113.006CANCELING REGISTRATION
- § 114.001DEFINITIONS
- § 114.002ELIGIBILITY
- § 114.003OFFICES ON WHICH VOTER ENTITLED TO VOTE
- § 114.004APPLICATION
- § 114.005APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE ELECTION IN SAME APPLICATION
- § 114.006DETERMINING OFFICES TO BE VOTED ON
- § 114.007METHOD OF PROVIDING BALLOT; REQUIRED ADDRESS; RETURN OF BALLOT
- § 114.008OFFICIAL CARRIER ENVELOPE
- § 121.001APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PARTS OF CODE
- § 121.002PECUNIARY INTEREST OF SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 121.003DEFINITIONS
- § 121.004COMMUNICATIONS WITH VOTING SYSTEMS VENDOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
- § 122.001VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS
- § 122.002INSPECTION OF VOTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.003ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.004PREPARATION OF SOFTWARE BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.005VENUE FOR OFFENSES
- § 122.031APPROVAL OF SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
- § 122.032REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL GENERALLY
- § 122.033ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF VOTING MACHINE
- § 122.0331ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
- § 122.034APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AND FEE
- § 122.035APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.036EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS
- § 122.037COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.0371PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
- § 122.038ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.039REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.061APPROVAL OF MODIFIED DESIGN REQUIRED
- § 122.062REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL
- § 122.063APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
- § 122.064REVIEW OF APPLICATION
- § 122.065REVIEW AND EXAMINATION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
- § 122.066EXAMINATION FEE
- § 122.067APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.068EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS
- § 122.069COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.0691PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
- § 122.070ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.071REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.091REEXAMINATION OF APPROVED SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED
- § 122.0911ASSISTANCE REQUIRED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.092APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.093EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS
- § 122.094COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS
- § 122.0941PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
- § 122.095ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 122.096EFFECT OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S ACTION
- § 122.097NOTICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S ACTION
- § 122.098SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL
- § 122.099REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 123.001ADOPTION OF VOTING SYSTEM REQUIRED
- § 123.002MODIFICATION OF ADOPTION ACTION
- § 123.003RESTRICTING VOTING SYSTEM TO PARTICULAR ELECTIONS
- § 123.004RESTRICTING VOTING SYSTEM TO PARTICULAR POLLING PLACES
- § 123.005MULTIPLE METHODS OF VOTING AT SAME POLLING PLACE
- § 123.006ADOPTION OF VOTING SYSTEM FOR EARLY VOTING
- § 123.007ADOPTION OF MORE THAN ONE VOTING SYSTEM FOR SAME ELECTION
- § 123.008REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MANUALS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT
- § 123.009IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN CERTAIN ELECTIONS
- § 123.031ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT BY COUNTY
- § 123.0311DISCLOSURE OF RELATED ENTITIES
- § 123.032ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OTHER THAN COUNTY
- § 123.033ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT BY POLITICAL PARTY FOR PRIMARY
- § 123.034MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT
- § 123.035VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT CONTRACT
- § 123.036VENUE FOR OFFENSES
- § 123.061ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED
- § 123.062FILING PERIOD
- § 123.063CONTENTS OF REPORT
- § 123.064REVIEW OF REPORT
- § 123.065MANDAMUS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
- § 123.066ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 124.002MANNER OF INDICATING PARTY ALIGNMENT
- § 124.003SEPARATE LISTING OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES; BLOC VOTING
- § 124.004SAMPLE BALLOT
- § 124.005SPECIMEN BALLOT
- § 124.006IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM
- § 124.062FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM BALLOT
- § 124.0621NO WRITE-IN SPACE PROVIDED ON CERTAIN BALLOTS
- § 124.063INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED ON BALLOT
- § 124.064SEPARATE BALLOT PART FOR WRITE-IN VOTING
- § 124.065PAPER BALLOT FOR OFFICE OF PRECINCT CHAIR
- § 124.066CONSULTATION WITH PROGRAMMER ON BALLOT PREPARATION
- § 125.001ALLOCATION OF EQUIPMENT AMONG POLLING PLACES
- § 125.002PREPARATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR DELIVERY TO POLLING PLACE
- § 125.003DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT TO POLLING PLACES
- § 125.004INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT AT POLLING PLACE
- § 125.005MAINTAINING SECURITY OF EQUIPMENT DURING VOTING
- § 125.006MALFUNCTION OF EQUIPMENT AT POLLING PLACE
- § 125.007ASSISTING VOTER
- § 125.008DEPOSITING THE BALLOT
- § 125.009TRAINING POLLING PLACE PERSONNEL
- § 125.010PRESENCE OF VOTING SYSTEM TECHNICIAN AUTHORIZED
- § 125.061INSPECTING EQUIPMENT AT POLLING PLACE
- § 125.0611PROVIDING SEPARATE BALLOT PART FOR WRITE-IN VOTING
- § 125.062ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE TO ROTATING BALLOT BOXES
- § 125.063SECURING EQUIPMENT ON CLOSE OF VOTING
- § 125.0635POLLING PLACE REPORT FOR VOTING FOR CERTAIN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS
- § 125.064RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
- § 127.001ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL COUNTING STATION
- § 127.0015CENTRAL COUNTING STATION OFFICERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION
- § 127.002COUNTING STATION MANAGER
- § 127.003TABULATION SUPERVISOR
- § 127.004ASSISTANTS TO TABULATION SUPERVISOR
- § 127.005PRESIDING JUDGE OF COUNTING STATION
- § 127.006COUNTING STATION CLERKS
- § 127.007PLAN FOR COUNTING STATION OPERATION
- § 127.008BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED
- § 127.009ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN CENTRAL COUNTING STATION
- § 127.010TRAINING
- § 127.061SEALED BALLOT BOXES REQUIRED
- § 127.063DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX
- § 127.064SEALS FOR BALLOT BOXES
- § 127.065SEALING BALLOT BOX; DELIVERY TO POLLING PLACE
- § 127.066SEALING DEPOSIT SLOT; DELIVERY OF SEALED BALLOT BOX TO COUNTING STATION
- § 127.067DISPOSITION OF ELECTION RECORDS
- § 127.068RECEIVING SEALED BALLOT BOX AT COUNTING STATION
- § 127.069SORTING BALLOTS
- § 127.091TEST OF TABULATING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
- § 127.092TESTING AUTHORITIES
- § 127.093TIMES FOR CONDUCTING TEST
- § 127.094DESIGN OF TEST
- § 127.095DETERMINING SUCCESS OF TEST
- § 127.096CONDUCT OF FIRST TEST
- § 127.097CONDUCT OF SECOND TEST
- § 127.098CONDUCT OF THIRD TEST; VOID BALLOT COUNT
- § 127.099SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS
- § 127.100CUSTODY OF TEST MATERIALS
- § 127.121PROGRAMMER FOR TABULATING EQUIPMENT
- § 127.122APPROVAL OF PROGRAM
- § 127.123SECURITY OF PROGRAM
- § 127.1231SECURITY OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT
- § 127.1232SECURITY OF VOTED BALLOTS
- § 127.124EARLY PROCESSING OF BALLOTS
- § 127.125PREPARING BALLOTS FOR AUTOMATIC COUNTING
- § 127.126DUPLICATING BALLOTS
- § 127.127OPERATING EQUIPMENT AND HANDLING BALLOTS RESTRICTED
- § 127.128BALLOTS TABULATED BY PRECINCT
- § 127.129CORRECTION OF RESULTS AFTER EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION
- § 127.130MANUAL COUNTING
- § 127.1301CENTRALLY COUNTED OPTICAL SCAN BALLOTS
- § 127.1302REQUIRED REPORT FOR OPTICAL SCANNERS
- § 127.131PREPARING RETURNS
- § 127.1311ANNOUNCING UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
- § 127.132DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS, RETURNS, AND OTHER RECORDS
- § 127.133REQUIRED REPORT FROM CENTRAL ACCUMULATOR
- § 127.151APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER; PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 127.152TEST OF TABULATING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
- § 127.153TEST REPEATED IF EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS
- § 127.154IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR EQUIPMENT
- § 127.155PRESIDING JUDGE TO SIGN TAPE
- § 127.156TABULATION AT CENTRAL COUNTING STATION IF DISCREPANCY EXISTS IN BALLOT TOTALS
- § 127.157PROCESSING IRREGULARLY MARKED BALLOTS
- § 127.201HAND COUNT ELECTION AUDIT
- § 127.202COUNT OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM BALLOTS BY SECRETARY OF STATE
- § 127.301APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 127.302RISK-LIMITING AUDIT
- § 127.303RULES
- § 127.304PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
- § 127.305PILOT PROGRAM
- § 127.306WAIVER NOT PERMITTED
- § 127.351RANDOMIZED COUNTY AUDITS
- § 128.001COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS
- § 129.001APPLICABILITY
- § 129.002GENERAL PROCEDURES
- § 129.003PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED
- § 129.021ACCEPTANCE TESTING
- § 129.022HARDWARE DIAGNOSTIC TEST
- § 129.023PUBLIC TEST OF LOGIC AND ACCURACY
- § 129.0231TEST OF LOGIC AND ACCURACY FOR ELECTRONIC POLLBOOK SYSTEM
- § 129.024SECURITY OF TEST MATERIALS
- § 129.051PRE-ELECTION SECURITY PROCEDURE
- § 129.052TRANSPORT OF VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
- § 129.053ACCESS TO VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
- § 129.054NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
- § 129.055EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
- § 129.056PLAN FOR MACHINE FAILURE
- § 129.057USE OF MACHINE IN EARLY VOTING
- § 141.001ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
- § 141.002EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR PRECINCT OFFICE
- § 141.003AGE AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE
- § 141.004EFFECT OF BOUNDARY CHANGE ON RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR CITY OFFICE
- § 141.031GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION
- § 141.0311ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE
- § 141.032REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE
- § 141.033FILING APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED
- § 141.034LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF APPLICATION
- § 141.035APPLICATION AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
- § 141.036PRESERVATION OF APPLICATION
- § 141.037FORM OF NAME CERTIFIED FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT
- § 141.038REFUND OF FILING FEE
- § 141.039OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM
- § 141.040NOTICE OF DEADLINES AND FILING METHODS
- § 141.061APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 141.062VALIDITY OF PETITION
- § 141.063VALIDITY OF SIGNATURE
- § 141.064METHOD OF ACQUIRING SIGNATURE
- § 141.065AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR
- § 141.066SIGNING MORE THAN ONE PETITION PROHIBITED
- § 141.067WITHDRAWAL OF SIGNATURE
- § 141.068DUTY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO VERIFY SIGNATURES
- § 141.069VERIFYING SIGNATURES BY STATISTICAL SAMPLE
- § 141.070ESTIMATING GUBERNATORIAL VOTE FOR TERRITORY WITH CHANGED BOUNDARY
- § 141.101COERCION AGAINST CANDIDACY PROHIBITED
- § 142.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 142.002DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED
- § 142.0021FILING DECLARATIONS OF INTENT FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED
- § 142.003PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION
- § 142.004APPLICATION REQUIRED
- § 142.005AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED
- § 142.006REGULAR FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
- § 142.007NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED
- § 142.008STATEMENT ON PETITION
- § 142.009PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED AFTER PRIMARY
- § 142.010CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES' NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
- § 143.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 143.002INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED
- § 143.003PARTISAN CANDIDACY FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED
- § 143.004APPLICATION REQUIRED
- § 143.005APPLICATION FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE
- § 143.006AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED
- § 143.007FILING PERIOD
- § 143.008EXTENDED FILING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN OFFICES
- § 144.001APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 144.002INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED
- § 144.003APPLICATION REQUIRED
- § 144.004AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED
- § 144.005FILING DEADLINE
- § 144.006FILING DEADLINE FOR DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE
- § 145.001METHOD FOR WITHDRAWAL AS CANDIDATE
- § 145.002PROCEDURE FOR OMITTING DECEASED CANDIDATE'S NAME FROM BALLOT
- § 145.003ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATION OF INELIGIBILITY
- § 145.004FINAL JUDGMENT REQUIRED FOR ADJUDICATION OF INELIGIBILITY
- § 145.005EFFECT OF VOTES CAST FOR DECEASED, WITHDRAWN, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE
- § 145.031APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 145.032DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL
- § 145.033AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED
- § 145.034COPY OF WITHDRAWAL REQUEST DELIVERED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- § 145.035WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM BALLOT
- § 145.036FILLING VACANCY IN NOMINATION
- § 145.037CERTIFICATION OF REPLACEMENT NOMINEE FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT
- § 145.038FAILURE OF DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO MAKE REPLACEMENT NOMINATION
- § 145.039DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
- § 145.061APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 145.062DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL
- § 145.063AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED
- § 145.064WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM BALLOT
- § 145.065DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
- § 145.091APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 145.092DEADLINE FOR WITHDRAWAL
- § 145.093AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED
- § 145.094WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM BALLOT
- § 145.095EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM RUNOFF
- § 145.096DECEASED OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME TO APPEAR ON BALLOT
- § 145.097HOME-RULE CITY CANDIDATE
- § 145.098WITHDRAWAL OR DEATH OF CANDIDATE BEFORE CERTAIN EVENTS OCCUR
- § 146.001WRITE-IN VOTES PERMITTED
- § 146.002WRITE-IN VOTING IN RUNOFF PROHIBITED
- § 146.021APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- § 146.022CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST
- § 146.023DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED
- § 146.0231FILING FEE
- § 146.0232NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED
- § 146.024AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED
- § 146.025FILING PERIOD
- § 146.026REVIEW OF DECLARATION
- § 146.027LIMITATION ON CHALLENGE OF DECLARATION
- § 146.028PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION
- § 146.029CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE FOR PLACEMENT ON LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
- § 146.030CANDIDATE NOT CERTIFIED
- § 146.0301WITHDRAWAL AS WRITE-IN CANDIDATE
- § 146.031LIST OF WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
- § 146.032OFFICIAL DECLARATION FORM
- § 146.051CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST
- § 146.052DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED
- § 146.053AUTHORITY WITH WHOM DECLARATION FILED
- § 146.054FILING DEADLINE
- § 146.055APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS
- § 146.081CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST
- § 146.082DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY REQUIRED
- § 146.083FILING DEADLINE
- § 146.084APPLICABILITY OF OTHER CODE PROVISIONS
- § 161.001INHERENT POWERS
- § 161.002PARTY NAME
- § 161.003METHODS OF MAKING NOMINATIONS
- § 161.004PARTY DOCUMENT AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
- § 161.005ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTY OFFICES GENERALLY