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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) If the early voting clerk has provided a voter a ballot to be voted by mail by both regular mail and e-mail under Subchapter C, Chapter 101, 1 the clerk may not deliver a jacket envelope containing the early voting ballot voted by mail by the voter to the board until:
(1) both ballots are returned; or
(2) the deadline for returning marked ballots under Section 86.007 has passed.
(b) If both the ballot provided by regular mail and the ballot provided by e-mail are returned before the deadline, the early voting clerk shall deliver only the jacket envelope containing the ballot provided by e-mail to the board. The ballot provided by regular mail is considered to be a ballot not timely returned.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Election Code - ELEC § 87.0223. Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent Out by Regular Mail and E-mail - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/election-code/elec-sect-87-0223/
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