Tex. Elec. Code § 65.051 · Subchapter B. VERIFICATION AND COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
DUTY OF EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The early voting ballot board shall verify and count provisional ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than the ninth day after the date of an election.
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for an election held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the early voting ballot board shall verify and count provisional ballots as provided by this subchapter not later than the 13th day after the date of the election.
(b) Except as provided by this subchapter, the conduct of the board is governed by the same procedures as are provided by Chapter 87.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 , Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 985), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2015.
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.65.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
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Elec. Code § 65.051. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.052DUTY OF VOTER REGISTRAR.Printed as Section 65.051
- Tex. Elec. Code § 65.0581PUBLIC INSPECTION OF PROVISIONAL VOTING RECORDS.Printed as Section 65.051
- Tex. Elec. Code § 67.003TIME FOR LOCAL CANVASS.Printed as Section 65.051
- Tex. Elec. Code § 67.012TIME FOR CANVASS BY GOVERNOR.Printed as Section 65.051
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