Tex. Elec. Code § 61.007 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS CLOSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:
(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;
(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or
(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 440, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.04, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (H.B. 1661), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.
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.61.htm
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