Tex. Elec. Code § 101.107 · Subchapter C. E-MAIL TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTING MATERIALS
RETURN OF BALLOT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(A), (B), or (B-1) must be voting from outside the voter's county of residence. A voter described by Section 101.001(2)(C) must be voting from outside the United States.
(b) A voter who receives a ballot under this subchapter must return the ballot in the same manner as required under Section 101.057 except that a voter who completes a signature sheet is not required to complete a carrier envelope. Except as provided by Chapter 105, the voter may not return the ballot by electronic transmission.
(c) A ballot that is not returned as required by Subsection (b) is considered a ballot not timely returned and is not sent to the early voting ballot board for processing.
(d) The deadline for the return of a ballot under this section is the same deadline as provided in Section 86.007.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (S.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 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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Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 86.007DEADLINE FOR RETURNING MARKED BALLOT.Printed as Section 86.007
- Tex. Elec. Code § 101.001ELIGIBILITY.Printed as Section 101.001(2)(A) | Section 101.001(2)(C)
- Tex. Elec. Code § 101.057RETURN OF VOTED BALLOT.Printed as Section 101.057
- Tex. Elec. Code ch. 105VOTING BY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR OTHER PERSONS OVERSEASPrinted as Chapter 105
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