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TX Elec COde § 1.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.017. Ineligibility No Defense to Prosecution

Sec. 1.017.  INELIGIBILITY NO DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION.  It is no defense to prosecution under this code that a person who receives an official ballot is ineligible to vote in the election for which the ballot is received.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 1.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.018. Applicability of Penal Code

Sec. 1.018.  APPLICABILITY OF PENAL CODE.  In addition to Section 1.03, Penal Code, and to other titles of the Penal Code that may apply to this code, Titles 2 and 4, Penal Code, apply to offenses prescribed by this code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 1.07, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 1.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.019. Required Evidence or Testimony

Sec. 1.019.  REQUIRED EVIDENCE OR TESTIMONY.  (a)  A party to an offense under this code may be required to furnish evidence or testimony about the offense.(b)  Evidence or testimony required to be furnished under this section, or information directly or indirectly derived from that evidence or testimony, may not be used against the party providing the evidence or testimony in a criminal case except for a prosecution of aggravated perjury or contempt.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 1.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.020. Voting Disability or Candidacy Disqualification: Determination of Mental Incapacity

Sec. 1.020.  VOTING DISABILITY OR CANDIDACY DISQUALIFICATION:  DETERMINATION OF MENTAL INCAPACITY.  (a)  A person determined to be totally mentally incapacitated by a court exercising probate jurisdiction is not subject to a voting disability or candidacy disqualification under this code if, subsequent to that determination, the person's mental capacity has been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.(b)  A person determined to be partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a court exercising probate jurisdiction is not subject to a voting disability or candidacy disqualification under this code if, subsequent to that determination, the person's guardianship has been modified to include the right to vote or the person's mental capacity has been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 1.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.021. Notice of Polling Place Location

Sec. 1.021.  NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE LOCATION.  When this code requires notice of a polling place location, the written notice must state the building name, if any, and the street address, including the suite or room number, if any, of the polling place.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (H.B. 1241), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 1.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.022. Reasonable Accommodation or Modification

Sec. 1.022.  REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OR MODIFICATION.  A provision of this code may not be interpreted to prohibit or limit the right of a qualified individual with a disability from requesting a reasonable accommodation or modification to any election standard, practice, or procedure mandated by law or rule that the individual is entitled to request under federal or state law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 1.08, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 3.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.001. Order Required

Sec. 3.001.  ORDER REQUIRED.  Each general and special election shall be ordered as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.002. Conflicts With Other Law

Sec. 3.002.  CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.  A law outside this chapter supersedes this chapter to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.003. Election Ordered by Governor

Sec. 3.003.  ELECTION ORDERED BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  The governor shall order:(1)  each general election for officers of the state government, members of the United States Congress, and electors for president and vice-president of the United States;(2)  each election on a proposed constitutional amendment;  and(3)  each special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature or in congress.(b)  The order shall be made by proclamation.(c)  Not later than the 36th day before election day, a copy of the proclamation ordering an election shall be mailed to the county judge of each county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.004. Election of Political Subdivision

Sec. 3.004.  ELECTION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  The following authority shall order an election:(1)  the county judge, for the general election for officers of the county government;(2)  the mayor, for the general election for city officers in a city with a population of 1.9 million or more;  and(3)  the governing body of a political subdivision, other than a county or a city described by Subdivision (2), that has elective offices, for the general election for those officers.(b)  If a law providing for an election relating to the affairs of a political subdivision does not designate the authority responsible for ordering the election, the governing body of the political subdivision shall order the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 340, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Elec COde § 3.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.005. Time for Ordering Election

Sec. 3.005.  TIME FOR ORDERING ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision shall be ordered not later than the 62nd day before election day.(b)  This section supersedes a law outside this code to the extent of any conflict.(c)  For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the election shall be ordered not later than the 78th day before election day.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an election under Section 26.08, Tax Code, to ratify a tax rate adopted by the governing body of a school district under Section 26.05(g) of that code shall be ordered not later than the 30th day before election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 925, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 78, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1703), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 3.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.006. Contents of Election Order

Sec. 3.006.  CONTENTS OF ELECTION ORDER.  In addition to any other elements required to be included in an election order by other law, each election order must state the date of the election and the offices or measures to be voted on at the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.007. Failure to Order General Election

Sec. 3.007.  FAILURE TO ORDER GENERAL ELECTION.  Failure to order a general election does not affect the validity of the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.008. Preservation of Election Order

Sec. 3.008.  PRESERVATION OF ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  The authority ordering an election shall preserve the order, proclamation, or other document ordering the election for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(b)  For an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision, the date and nature of each election shall be entered in the official records of the political subdivision's governing body.  For an election on a measure, the entry must include a description of the measure.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 3.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 3 - Ordering Election|Section 3.009. Contents of Debt Obligation Election Order

Sec. 3.009.  CONTENTS OF DEBT OBLIGATION ELECTION ORDER.  (a)  In this section, "debt obligation" means an issued public security, as defined by Section 1201.002, Government Code, that is secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes.  The term does not include public securities that are designated as self-supporting by the political subdivision issuing the securities.(b)  The document ordering an election to authorize a political subdivision to issue debt obligations must distinctly state:(1)  the proposition language that will appear on the ballot;(2)  the purpose for which the debt obligations are to be authorized;(3)  the principal amount of the debt obligations to be authorized;(4)  that taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the debt obligations may be imposed;(5)  a statement of the estimated tax rate if the debt obligations are authorized or of the maximum interest rate of the debt obligations or any series of the debt obligations, based on the market conditions at the time of the election order;(6)  the maximum maturity date of the debt obligations to be authorized or that the debt obligations may be issued to mature over a specified number of years not to exceed the maximum number of years authorized by law;(7)  the aggregate amount of the outstanding principal of the political subdivision's debt obligations as of the date the election is ordered;(8)  the aggregate amount of the outstanding interest on debt obligations of the political subdivision as of the date the election is ordered, which may be based on the political subdivision's expectations relative to variable rate debt obligations; and(9)  the ad valorem debt service tax rate for the political subdivision at the time the election is ordered, expressed as an amount per $100 valuation of taxable property.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 554 (S.B. 637), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 728 (H.B. 477), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 4.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.001. Notice Required

Sec. 4.001.  NOTICE REQUIRED.  Notice of each general and special election shall be given as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 4.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.002. Authority Responsible for Giving Notice

Sec. 4.002.  AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING NOTICE.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the following authority shall give notice of an election:(1)  the county judge of each county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the election, for an election ordered by the governor;(2)  the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision, for an election ordered by the presiding officer or the governing body;  and(3)  the authority ordering the election, for an election ordered by any other authority.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 4.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.004. Contents of Notice

Sec. 4.004.  CONTENTS OF NOTICE.  (a)  The notice of a general or special election must state:(1)  the nature and date of the election;(2)  except as provided by Subsection (c), the location of each polling place;(3)  the hours that the polls will be open;(4)  the Internet website of the authority conducting the election; and(5)  any other information required by other law.(b)  The notice of a special election must also state each office to be filled or the proposition stating each measure to be voted on.  This subsection does not apply to an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.(c)  If notice of an election is given by posting the notice in the various election precincts, the notice posted in a precinct is not required to state the location of the polling places in other precincts.(d)  If precincts are consolidated under Section 42.008, the notice must state which precincts have been combined to form each consolidated precinct in addition to the locations of the polling places in the consolidated precincts.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 4.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.005. Record of Notice

Sec. 4.005.  RECORD OF NOTICE.  (a)  If notice of an election is given by publication, the authority responsible for giving the notice shall retain a copy of the published notice that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of publication.(b)  For each notice posted under Section 4.003(a)(2) or (b), the person posting the notice shall make a record at the time of posting stating the date and place of posting.  The person shall sign the record and deliver it to the authority responsible for giving the election notice after the last posting is made.(c)  If notice of an election is given under Section 4.003(a)(3), the authority responsible for giving the notice shall:(1)  retain a copy of the notice and enter on the copy the date or dates the mailing occurred;  and(2)  prepare a list of the names and addresses of the persons to whom the notice was mailed.(d)  The authority responsible for giving the election notice shall preserve the records required by this section for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(e)  If other law prescribes the method of preserving the notice of an election, that law supersedes this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.01, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 4.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.006. Failure to Give Notice of General Election

Sec. 4.006.  FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.  Failure to give notice of a general election does not affect the validity of the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 4.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.007. Notice to Election Judge

Sec. 4.007.  NOTICE TO ELECTION JUDGE.  Not later than the 15th day before election day or the seventh day after the date the election is ordered, whichever is later, the authority responsible for giving notice of the election shall deliver to the presiding judge of each election precinct in which the election is to be held in the authority's jurisdiction a written notice of:(1)  the nature and date of the election;(2)  the location of the polling place for the precinct served by the judge;(3)  the hours that the polls will be open;(4)  the judge's duty to hold the election in the precinct specified by the notice;  and(5)  the maximum number of clerks that the judge may appoint for the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 4.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.008. Notice to County Clerk

Sec. 4.008.  NOTICE TO COUNTY CLERK.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body of a political subdivision, other than a county, that orders an election shall deliver notice of the election, including the location of each polling place, to the county clerk and voter registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is located not later than the 60th day before election day.  The county clerk shall post notice of the election, including the location of each polling place, on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a website, as provided by Section 4.003(b).(b)  The governing body of a school district that orders an election under Section 26.08, Tax Code, to ratify an ad valorem tax rate adopted by the governing body under Section 26.05(g) of that code shall deliver notice of the election to the county clerk of each county in which the school district is located not later than the 30th day before election day.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (H.B. 3062), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 79, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 4.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 1 - Introductory Provisions|Chapter 4 - Notice of Election|Section 4.009. Internet Posting

Sec. 4.009.  INTERNET POSTING.  (a)  Not later than the 21st day before election day, a county that holds or provides election services for an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on its public Internet website for an election of public officials or of a governmental entity authorized by law to impose a tax administered by the county:(1)  the date of the election;(2)  the location of each polling place;(3)  each candidate for an elected office on the ballot; and(4)  each measure on the ballot.(b)  Not later than the 21st day before election day, a city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on the public Internet website for the city or independent school district, as applicable:(1)  the date of the next election;(2)  the location of each polling place;(3)  each candidate for an elected office on the ballot; and(4)  each measure on the ballot.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (S.B. 1116), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 11.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 11 - Qualifications and Requirements for Voting|Section 11.001. Eligibility to Vote

Sec. 11.001.  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this state, a person must:(1)  be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 on the day the person offers to vote;(2)  be a resident of the territory covered by the election for the office or measure on which the person desires to vote; and(3)  satisfy all other requirements for voting prescribed by law for the particular election.(b)  For a person who resides on property located in more than one territory described by Subsection (a)(2), the person shall choose in which territory the residence of the person is located.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 11.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 11 - Qualifications and Requirements for Voting|Section 11.002. Qualified Voter

Sec. 11.002.  QUALIFIED VOTER.  (a)  In this code, "qualified voter" means a person who:(1)  is 18 years of age or older;(2)  is a United States citizen;(3)  has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:(A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or(B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;(4)  has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, has:(A)  fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or(B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote;(5)  is a resident of this state; and(6)  is a registered voter.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of guilt.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 6.01, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (H.B. 1226), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 11.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 11 - Qualifications and Requirements for Voting|Section 11.003. Place for Voting

Sec. 11.003.  PLACE FOR VOTING.  Except as otherwise provided by this code, a person may vote only in the election precinct in which the person resides.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 11.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 11 - Qualifications and Requirements for Voting|Section 11.004. Voting in Precinct of Former Residence

Sec. 11.004.  VOTING IN PRECINCT OF FORMER RESIDENCE.  A registered voter who changes residence to another election precinct in the same county, if otherwise eligible, may vote a full ballot in the election precinct of former residence until the voter's registration becomes effective in the new precinct if the voter satisfies the residence requirements prescribed by Section 63.0011 and submits a statement of residence in accordance with that section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|