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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 65.010. Ballots Not Counted

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The following ballots may not be counted:

(1) a ballot that is not provided to the voter at the polling place;

(2) two or more ballots that are folded together in a manner indicating that they were folded together when deposited in the ballot box;

(3) a write-in envelope containing a write-in vote without an attached ballot;  

(4) a ballot that has not been deposited in the ballot box used for the deposit of marked ballots;  or

(5) a provisional ballot that is not accepted under Subchapter B.  1

(b) If a ballot is unnumbered or the signature of the presiding judge does not appear on the back of a ballot, the presiding judge shall examine it to determine whether the ballot is not to be counted under Subsection (a)(1).

(c) If a ballot is not counted, an election officer shall indicate on the back of the ballot the reason for not counting it.

1  V.T.C.A., Election Code § 61.051 et seq.
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