Texas Election Code Title 13, Chapter 214 - Counting Procedures

SUBCHAPTER A MANUALLY COUNTED BALLOTS

• Texas Section 214.001 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies to a recount of regular paper ballots and any other ballots not recounted under Subchapter B, C, or D. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 214.002 - Counting Procedure
  (a) One member of a counting team shall read the ballots, and the other two members shall tally the votes as the ballots are read....

SUBCHAPTER C BALLOTS COUNTED BY AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT

• Texas Section 214.003 - Disposition Of Tally Lists
  (a) On completion of the count for a precinct, a member of the counting team shall place one tally list in the ballot box containing...
• Texas Section 214.041 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  (a) This subchapter applies to a recount of electronic voting system ballots on automatic tabulating equipment. (b) In this subchapter, "electronic recount" means a recount...
• Texas Section 214.042 - Counting Method For Recount
  (a) A person requesting a recount of electronic voting system ballots has a choice of: (1) an electronic recount using the same program as the...
• Texas Section 214.043 - Equipment Used For Recount
  (a) The recount supervisor shall designate the automatic tabulating equipment to be used for an electronic recount in precincts in the supervisor's jurisdiction. (b) A...
• Texas Section 214.044 - Charge For Use Of Equipment
  The person having control of the automatic tabulating equipment used in the original count shall make it available for a recount for a reasonable charge...
• Texas Section 214.045 - Composition Of Committee
  (a) The recount committee chair shall designate one member of the recount committee for an electronic recount to operate the automatic tabulating equipment. In this...
• Texas Section 214.046 - Test Of Program And Equipment
  (a) After the time set for beginning an electronic recount but before the recount is made, the recount tabulator shall conduct a test of the...
• Texas Section 214.047 - Test Using Unofficial Test Materials
  (a) In addition to a test conducted under Section 214.046 using official test materials, a person requesting a recount of electronic voting system ballots but...
• Texas Section 214.048 - Request For Manual Recount After Successful Test
  (a) If a person requesting an electronic recount is dissatisfied with the program or the equipment to be used for the recount after a successful...
• Texas Section 214.049 - Counting Procedure
  (a) All members of the recount committee in an electronic recount shall be present during the testing of the program and equipment and during the...
• Texas Section 214.050 - Counting And Recording Write-in Votes
  (a) Write-in votes shall be counted in the manner prescribed by Section 214.002. One write-in tally list shall be placed in the ballot box with...

SUBCHAPTER D OTHER VOTING SYSTEMS

• Texas Section 214.051 - Disposition Of Recount Returns
  (a) After the recount committee certifies the recount returns for a precinct, a member of the committee shall place the copy of the returns in...
• Texas Section 214.071 - Procedures Prescribed By Secretary Of State
  The secretary of state shall prescribe the counting procedures for a recount of votes cast by means of a voting system to which Subchapter B...

Last modified: September 28, 2016