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TX Elec COde § 84.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.033. Action on Request

Sec. 84.033.  ACTION ON REQUEST.  (a)  The election officer shall review each cancellation request to determine whether it complies with Section 84.032.(b)  If the request complies, the early voting clerk shall cancel the application and enter on the application "canceled" and the date of cancellation.(c)  If the request complies, the presiding election judge shall enter on the returned ballot or the notice, as applicable, "canceled," place it and the request in an envelope, and deposit the envelope in ballot box no. 4.  The applicant's application is considered to be canceled.(d)  If the request does not comply, the election officer shall deny the request and enter on the request "denied" and the date of and reason for the denial.  The presiding election judge shall place the request in an envelope and deposit the envelope in ballot box no. 4.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 84.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.034. Notice of Denial

Sec. 84.034.  NOTICE OF DENIAL.  Immediately after denying a cancellation request, the election officer shall notify the applicant of the denial.  The notice must state the reason for the denial.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 84.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.035. Ballot Sent to Applicant

Sec. 84.035.  BALLOT SENT TO APPLICANT.  (a)  If the early voting clerk cancels an application by an applicant to whom an early voting ballot has been sent, the clerk shall:(1)  remove the applicant's name from the early voting roster; and(2)  make any other entries in the records and take any other action necessary to prevent the ballot from being counted if returned.(b)  An election judge may permit a person to whom an early voting ballot has been sent who cancels the person's application for a ballot to be voted by mail in accordance with Section 84.032 but fails to return the ballot to be voted by mail to the early voting clerk, deputy early voting clerk, or presiding judge as provided by that section to vote only a provisional ballot under Section 63.011.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 5.06, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 84.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.036. Disposition of Returned Ballot

Sec. 84.036.  DISPOSITION OF RETURNED BALLOT.  If an early voting ballot sent to an applicant whose application is canceled is returned to the early voting clerk as a marked ballot, the ballot shall be treated as a marked ballot not timely returned.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 84.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.037. Preservation of Documents

Sec. 84.037.  PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The early voting clerk shall preserve each cancellation request for the period for preserving the precinct election records.  If the application is canceled, the clerk shall attach it and the corresponding ballot materials, if available, to the cancellation request and preserve it with the request.(b)  The early voting clerk as defined by Subchapter A, Chapter 83, shall, not later than the 30th day after election day, deliver notice to the attorney general of cancellation requests received, including certified copies of cancellation requests, applications, and carrier envelopes, if available.(c)  The attorney general shall prescribe the form and manner of submission under Subsection (b).  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements prescribed under this subsection.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 7, eff. December 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 84.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 84 - Application for Ballot|Subchapter B. Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail|Section 84.038. Cancellation Effective for Single Election

Sec. 84.038.  CANCELLATION EFFECTIVE FOR SINGLE ELECTION.  The cancellation of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail under Section 84.032(c), (d), or (e) is effective for a single ballot only and does not cancel the application with respect to a subsequent election, including a subsequent election to which the same application applies under Section 84.001(e) or 86.0015(b).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 85.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.001. Early Voting Period

Sec. 85.001.  EARLY VOTING PERIOD.  (a)  The period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the 17th day before election day and continues through the fourth day before election day, except as otherwise provided by this section.(b)  For a special runoff election for the office of state senator or state representative or for a runoff primary election, the period begins on the 10th day before election day.(c)  If the date prescribed by Subsection (a) or (b) for beginning the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the early voting period begins on the next regular business day.(d)  If because of the date for which an election is ordered it is not possible to begin early voting by personal appearance on the prescribed date, the early voting period shall begin on the earliest date practicable after the prescribed date as set by the authority ordering the election.(e)  For an election held on the uniform election date in May and any resulting runoff election, the period for early voting by personal appearance begins on the 12th day before election day and continues through the fourth day before election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471 (H.B. 57), Sec. 8, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Elec COde § 85.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.002. Main Early Voting Polling Place

Sec. 85.002.  MAIN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE.  (a)  Early voting by personal appearance for each election shall be conducted at the main early voting polling place.(b)  In an election in which a county clerk or city secretary is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002 or 83.005, the main early voting polling place shall be located in any room selected by the early voting clerk in the building that houses the main business office of the county clerk or city secretary, as applicable.  However, if the commissioners court or city governing body determines that locating the polling place in that building is impracticable, the commissioners court or city governing body may designate a different location in the city in which the business office is located that is as near as practicable to the business office.(c)  In an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under Section 83.003 or 83.004, the authority authorized to appoint the clerk shall designate the location of the main early voting polling place.  The location must be in the territory covered by the election or in any room selected by the clerk in the building that houses the county clerk's main business office, whether or not the office is located in the territory covered by the election.  However, if the commissioners court determines that locating the polling place in that building is impracticable, the commissioners court may designate a different location in the city in which the business office is located that is as near as practicable to the business office.(d)  In an election in which a person other than a county clerk or city secretary is early voting clerk, the authority appointing the clerk shall designate the location of the main early voting polling place.  The location must be in the territory covered by the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.003. Voters Served by Main Polling Place

Sec. 85.003.  VOTERS SERVED BY MAIN POLLING PLACE.  Any person entitled to vote an early voting ballot by personal appearance may do so at the main early voting polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.004. Public Notice of Main Polling Place Location

Sec. 85.004.  PUBLIC NOTICE OF MAIN POLLING PLACE LOCATION.  The election order and the election notice must designate and state the location of the main early voting polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.005. Regular Days and Hours for Voting

Sec. 85.005.  REGULAR DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), in an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002, early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling place shall be conducted on each weekday of the early voting period that is not a legal state holiday and for a period of at least nine hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.(b)  In an election to which Subsection (a) does not apply, early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling place shall be conducted at least nine hours each weekday of the early voting period that is not a legal state holiday unless the territory covered by the election has fewer than 1,000 registered voters.  In that case, the voting shall be conducted at least four hours each day.  The authority ordering the election, or the county clerk if that person is the early voting clerk, shall determine which hours the voting is to be conducted.(c)  In a county with a population of 55,000 or more, the voting in a primary election or the general election for state and county officers shall be conducted at the main early voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each weekday of the last week of the early voting period, and the voting in a special election ordered by the governor shall be conducted at the main early voting polling place for at least 12 hours on each of the last two days of the early voting period.  Voting under this subsection may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.  Voting shall be conducted in accordance with this subsection in those elections in a county with a population under 55,000 on receipt by the early voting clerk of a written request for the extended hours submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the county.  The request must be submitted in time to enable compliance with Section 85.067.(d)  A voter who has not voted before the scheduled time for closing a polling place is entitled to vote after that time if the voter is in line at the polling place by closing time.  The secretary of state shall promulgate any materials and provide any training to presiding judges necessary to properly process voters under this subsection.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.07;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.17, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.09, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.006. Voting on Saturday or Sunday

Sec. 85.006.  VOTING ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the authority ordering an election may order early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on one or more Saturdays or Sundays during the early voting period.(b)  In an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under Section 83.002, only the early voting clerk may order voting on a Saturday or Sunday.  The clerk must do so by written order.(c)  The authority ordering voting on a Saturday or Sunday shall determine the hours during which voting is to be conducted.(d)  The authority authorized to order early voting on a Saturday or Sunday under Subsection (a) or (b) shall order the voting under the applicable subsection on receipt of a written request submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the territory covered by the election.  The request must be submitted in time to enable compliance with Section 85.007. The authority is not required to order the voting on a particular date specified by the request but shall order the voting on at least one Saturday if a Saturday is requested and on at least one Sunday if a Sunday is requested.(e)  In a primary election or the general election for state and county officers in a county with a population of 55,000 or more, the early voting clerk shall order voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on the last Saturday of the early voting period for at least 12 hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m., and on the last Sunday of the early voting period for at least six hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 9 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.  The early voting clerk shall order voting to be conducted at those times in those elections in a county with a population under 55,000 on receipt of a written request for those hours submitted by at least 15 registered voters of the county.  The request must be submitted in time to enable compliance with Section 85.007.  This subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1142, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.08;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.10, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.007. Public Notice of Time for Voting

Sec. 85.007.  PUBLIC NOTICE OF TIME FOR VOTING.  (a)  The election order and the election notice must state:(1)  the date that early voting will begin if under Section 85.001(d) the early voting period is to begin later than the prescribed date;(2)  the regular dates and hours that voting will be conducted under Section 85.005(b);  and(3)  the dates and hours that voting on Saturday or Sunday is ordered to be conducted under Section 85.006(a).(b)  The early voting clerk shall post notice for each election stating the dates and hours that voting on a Saturday or Sunday is ordered to be conducted under Section 85.006(b).(c)  Notice under Subsection (b) shall be posted continuously for at least 72 hours immediately preceding the first hour that the voting to which the notice pertains will be conducted.  The notice shall be posted on:(1)  the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that does not maintain an Internet website, or of the city governing body if the early voting clerk is the city secretary; or(2)  the county's Internet website if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that maintains an Internet website.(d)  Any notice required under this section must also be posted:(1)  on the Internet website of the authority ordering the election, if the authority maintains a website; and(2)  for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers, by the secretary of state on the secretary's Internet website.(e)  The authority ordering an election shall forward its election notice to the secretary of state in a manner that affords the secretary of state sufficient time to comply with Subsection (d)(2).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.09;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1092 (H.B. 2721), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 85.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.008. Days and Hours for Voting: Election in Certain Cities

Sec. 85.008.  DAYS AND HOURS FOR VOTING:  ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a city with a population of more than 450,000 in which all members of the governing body are elected on an at-large basis.(b)  Notwithstanding and in addition to other applicable provisions of this code, in an election in which the city secretary is the early voting clerk under Section 83.005, early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted on the corresponding days and for the same number of hours that the voting is required to be conducted in the general election for state and county officers in the county in which a majority of the population of the city is located.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 85.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter A. Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers|Section 85.009. Election Officers for General Election for State and County Officers

Sec. 85.009.  ELECTION OFFICERS FOR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS.  (a)  The county clerk shall select election officers for the main early voting polling place and any branch polling place from a list provided under Subsection (b), in a manner that provides equal representation to the extent possible for each political party holding a primary election in the county.(b)  Before July of each year, the county chair of each political party holding a primary election in the county shall submit in writing to the county clerk a list of names of persons in order of preference for each early voting polling place who are eligible for selection as an election officer.  The county chair may supplement the list of names of persons until the 30th day before early voting begins in case an appointed election officer becomes unable to serve.  The county clerk shall appoint the first person meeting the applicable eligibility requirements from the list submitted in compliance with this subsection by the party with the highest number of votes in the county as the presiding judge of that polling place and the first person meeting the applicable eligibility requirements from the list submitted in compliance with this subsection by the party with the second highest number of votes in the county as the alternate presiding judge of that polling place.  The county clerk shall appoint additional election officers for each polling place in the manner described by Subsection (a).  The county clerk may reject the list if the persons whose names are submitted on the list are determined not to meet the applicable eligibility requirements.(c)  The county clerk, after making a reasonable effort to consult with the party chair of the appropriate political party or parties, may select election officers for each early voting polling place in which a list is not submitted in a manner that attempts to ensure equal representation to the extent possible for the parties holding a primary election in the county.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 1434), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|