Tex. Elec. Code § 82.002 · Chapter 82. ELIGIBILITY FOR EARLY VOTING
DISABILITY OR CONFINEMENT FOR CHILDBIRTH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if the voter:
(1) has a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health; or
(2) is expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after election day.
(b) The following do not constitute sufficient cause to entitle a voter to vote under Subsection (a):
(1) a lack of transportation;
(2) a sickness that does not prevent the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health; or
(3) a requirement to appear at the voter's place of employment on election day.
(c) To be eligible for an early voting ballot by mail under Subsection (a)(1), an applicant must affirmatively indicate that he or she agrees with the statement prescribed by Section 84.002(c).
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. 472, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.05; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 728 (H.B. 3920), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 728 (H.B. 3920), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.82.htm
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