Tex. Elec. Code § 52.073 · Subchapter C. FORM OF BALLOT
VOTING SQUARE AND INSTRUCTION FOR PROPOSITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On a ballot on which a proposition is to appear, "FOR" and, below it, "AGAINST" shall be printed to the left of the proposition.
(b) A brace or other suitable device shall be printed to indicate to which proposition each "FOR" and "AGAINST" applies.
(c) A square for voting shall be printed to the left of each "FOR" and each "AGAINST."
(d) Immediately above the propositions, the following instruction shall be printed: "Place an 'X' in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote."
(e) The authority responsible for prescribing the wording of a proposition may substitute "YES" and "NO" on the ballot for "FOR" and "AGAINST" if the authority considers those words more appropriate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.52.htm
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