Tex. Elec. Code § 63.011 · Chapter 63. ACCEPTING VOTER
PROVISIONAL VOTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person to whom Section 63.001(g) or 63.009 applies may cast a provisional ballot if the person executes an affidavit stating that the person:
(1) is a registered voter in the precinct in which the person seeks to vote; and
(2) is eligible to vote in the election.
(a-1) A person to whom the early voting clerk was required to provide an early voting ballot by mail under Section 86.001 and who did not vote early by mail may cast a provisional ballot on election day if the person executes an affidavit stating that the person:
(1) is a registered voter in the precinct in which the person seeks to vote; and
(2) did not vote early by mail.
(b) A form for an affidavit required by this section must be printed on an envelope in which the provisional ballot voted by the person may be placed and must include:
(1) a space for entering the identification number of the provisional ballot voted by the person; and
(2) a space for an election officer to indicate whether the person presented a form of identification described by Section 63.0101.
(b-1) The affidavit form may include space for disclosure of any necessary information to enable the person to register to vote under Chapter 13. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the affidavit under this section.
(c) After executing the affidavit, the person shall be given a provisional ballot for the election. An election officer shall record the number of the ballot on the space provided on the affidavit.
(d) An election officer shall enter "provisional vote" on the poll list beside the name of each voter who is accepted for voting under this section.
(e) A person who is permitted under a state or federal court order to cast a ballot in an election for a federal office after the time allowed by Subchapter B, Chapter 41, must cast the ballot as a provisional vote in the manner required by this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (H.B. 2823), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2012.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code ch. 41, subch. BHOURS FOR VOTINGPrinted as Subchapter B, Chapter 41
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.001REGULAR PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING VOTER.Printed as Section 63.001(g) or 63.009
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.009VOTER WITHOUT CERTIFICATE WHO IS NOT ON LIST.Printed as Section 63.001(g) or 63.009
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.0101DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.Printed as Section 63.0101
- Tex. Elec. Code § 86.001REVIEWING APPLICATION AND PROVIDING BALLOT.Printed as Section 86.001
Cited by 17 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Elec. Code § 63.011. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 52.074PROVISIONAL BALLOT FOR CERTAIN VOTERS.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.001REGULAR PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING VOTER.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.0051CONFIRMING REGISTRATION STATUS OF VOTER.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.009VOTER WITHOUT CERTIFICATE WHO IS NOT ON LIST.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 63.012UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 64.001VOTER TO SELECT AND PREPARE BALLOT.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 64.012ILLEGAL VOTING.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.054ACCEPTING PROVISIONAL BALLOT.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.0541PRESENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.055DISPOSITION OF ACCEPTED PROVISIONAL BALLOT AND AFFIDAVIT.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.059NOTICE TO PROVISIONAL VOTER.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 66.0241CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO. 4.Printed as Section 63.006 or 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 84.035BALLOT SENT TO APPLICANT.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 124.006IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONAL BALLOT SYSTEM.Printed as Section 63.011
- Tex. Elec. Code § 272.011BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.Printed as Section 63.011
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