Tex. Elec. Code § 101.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ELIGIBILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person is eligible for early voting by mail as provided by this chapter if:
(1) the person is qualified to vote in this state or, if not registered to vote in this state, would be qualified if registered; and
(2) the person is:
(A) a member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member;
(B) a member of the merchant marine of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member;
(B-1) a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States or activated on state orders, or the spouse or dependent of a member; or
(C) domiciled in this state but temporarily living outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.24; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.101.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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