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Texas Election Code - Chapter 61 Conduct Of Voting GenerallyLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 61 Conduct Of Voting Generally (a) Except as permitted by this code, a person may not be in the polling place from the time the presiding judge arrives there on ... At the official time for opening the polls for voting, an election officer shall open the polling place entrance and admit the voters. Acts 1985, ... (a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter ... (a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 1,000 feet of a building in which a polling place is located, ... (a) From the time a presiding judge receives the official ballots for an election until the precinct returns for that election have been certified, the ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person was in a polling place for any purpose other than voting and knowingly communicates to another ... (a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person indicates to a voter in a polling place by word, sign, or gesture how the person ... On the request of a voter, an election officer shall instruct the voter on the proper procedure for casting a ballot. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not wear a badge, insignia, emblem, or other similar communicative device relating to a candidate, ... (a) An election officer shall periodically check each voting station and other areas of the polling place for sample ballots or other written communications used ... (a) Not later than January 1, 2006, each polling place must provide at least one voting station that: (1) complies with Section 504 of the ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an election officer may not use a language other than English in performing an official duty in connection ... If an election officer who attempts to communicate with a voter does not understand the language used by the voter, the voter may communicate through ... To be eligible to serve as an interpreter, a person must be a registered voter of the county in which the voter needing the interpreter ... If a voter cannot comprehend the language in which the ballot is printed, an interpreter may accompany the voter to the voting station for the ... Before serving as an interpreter, the person selected as interpreter must take the following oath administered by an election officer: "I swear (or affirm) that, ... (a) If an election officer and a voter communicate in a language other than English, any other election officer or watcher may request an English ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |
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