Tex. Elec. Code § 51.034 · Subchapter B. ELECTION EQUIPMENT
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLOT BOXES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each ballot box must be made of a sturdy material and suitably designed for its intended use. Each box must have a lock and key.
(b) Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 must each have a slot in the top just large enough to receive a ballot. Ballot boxes no. 3 and no. 4 are not required to have a slot, but if a slot is provided, it may not be larger than that prescribed for boxes no. 1 and no. 2.
(c) A ballot box may be used without approval of the secretary of state if the box:
(1) is an enclosed, opaque container made of metal, wood, or other material;
(2) is equipped with a hinged top, hasp, and padlock; and
(3) complies with Subsection (b).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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.51.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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