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TX Elec COde § 67.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.014. Determining Official Result of Election Canvassed at State Level

Sec. 67.014.  DETERMINING OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION CANVASSED AT STATE LEVEL.  The official result of an election canvassed by the governor or by the legislature is determined from the canvass of the county returns conducted by that authority.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 67.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.015. State Election Register

Sec. 67.015.  STATE ELECTION REGISTER.  (a)  An election register shall be maintained for the governor.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), for each election the election register shall contain in tabulated form the information required to appear in the tabulations of the county results prepared by the secretary of state.(c)  The secretary of state is the custodian of the election register for the governor.(d)  After each canvass conducted by the governor, the secretary of state shall make the appropriate entries in the election register.(e)  If a discrepancy exists between the legislature's canvass of the election for governor or lieutenant governor and the register entries pertaining to either of those offices that are made from the secretary of state's tabulation, the secretary shall make the entries in the register necessary to make it correspond to the legislature's canvass.(f)  The election register shall be preserved as a permanent record of the state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 67.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.016. Certificate of Election

Sec. 67.016.  CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.  (a)  After the completion of a canvass, the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by that authority's canvass.(b)  The governor shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by the canvass conducted by the governor.(c)  A certificate of election must contain:(1)  the candidate's name;(2)  the office to which the candidate is elected;(3)  a statement of election to an unexpired term, if applicable;(4)  the date of the election;(5)  the signature of the officer preparing the certificate;  and(6)  any seal used by the officer preparing the certificate to authenticate documents that the officer executes or certifies.(d)  After the canvass of a presidential election, the secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of election for each presidential elector candidate who is elected.(e)  The authority preparing a certificate of election shall promptly deliver it to the person for whom it is prepared, subject to Section 212.0331.(f)  A certificate of election may not be issued to a person who has been declared ineligible to be elected to the office.(g)  This section does not apply to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1144, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Elec COde § 67.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.017. Reporting Precinct Results to Secretary of State

Sec. 67.017.  REPORTING PRECINCT RESULTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  After each election for a statewide office or the office of United States representative, state senator, or state representative, a district office, a county office, or a precinct office, the county clerk shall prepare a report of the number of votes, including early voting votes cast by mail and early voting votes cast by personal appearance, received in each county election precinct for each candidate for each of those offices. In a presidential election year, the report must include the number of votes received in each precinct for each set of candidates for president and vice-president of the United States. (b)  The county clerk shall deliver the report to the secretary of state not later than the 30th day after election day in an electronic format prescribed by the secretary of state.(c)  The report may be:(1)  an electronic copy of the precinct returns;(2)  an electronic copy of the tabulation prepared by the local canvassing authority; or(3)  in any other electronic form approved by the secretary of state.(d)  The secretary of state shall preserve a report received under this section for 10 years unless the secretary prepares a written tabulation of the information contained in the report received.  In that case, the secretary shall preserve the original report for two years and the tabulation for 10 years after receipt of the original report.(e)  After the applicable preservation period prescribed by Subsection (d) expires, the secretary of state shall transfer the report or tabulation to the state library.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.52;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.15(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 121.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 8 - Voting Systems|Chapter 121 - General Provisions|Section 121.001. Applicability of Other Parts of Code

Sec. 121.001.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PARTS OF CODE.  The other titles of this code apply to an election in which a voting system is used except to the extent that a provision is inconsistent with this title or cannot feasibly be applied in an election using a voting system.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 121.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 8 - Voting Systems|Chapter 121 - General Provisions|Section 121.002. Pecuniary Interest of Secretary of State

Sec. 121.002.  PECUNIARY INTEREST OF SECRETARY OF STATE.  The secretary of state may not have a pecuniary interest in the manufacturing or marketing of voting system equipment or software necessary for the operation of a voting system.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 121.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 8 - Voting Systems|Chapter 121 - General Provisions|Section 121.003. Definitions

Sec. 121.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this title:(1)  "Voting system" means a method of casting and processing votes that is designed to function wholly or partly by use of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic apparatus and includes the procedures for casting and processing votes and the programs, operating manuals, tabulating cards, printouts, and other software necessary for the system's operation.(2)  "Electronic voting system" means a voting system in which the ballots are automatically counted and the results automatically tabulated by use of electronically operated apparatus.(3)  "Voting machine" means an apparatus on which voters cast their votes, that records each vote, and that furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for the candidates and for and against the measures.(4)   "Voting system equipment" means any kind of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic apparatus for use in a voting system.(5)  "Automatic tabulating equipment" means equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles vote totals by ballot sorting, ballot reading, ballot scanning, or electronic data processing.(6)  "Public counter" means a registering device that cumulatively records the number of voters casting votes on a voting machine and that is constructed and installed on the machine in a way that provides an unobstructed view of the recorded number.(7)  "Protective counter" means a registering device that permanently records the cumulative number of times that a voting machine has been operated and that is installed in the machine in a way that prevents resetting the device.(8)  "Registering counter" means a registering device on a voting machine that records the votes cast for a particular candidate or for or against a particular measure.(9)  "Electronic system ballot" means a ballot designed for use with an electronic voting system.(10)  "Punch-card ballot" means an electronic system ballot in the form of a tabulating card.(11)  "Voting system ballot" means a ballot designed for use with a voting system.(12)  "Direct recording electronic voting machine" or "DRE" means a voting machine that is designed to allow a direct vote on the machine by the manual touch of a screen, monitor, or other device and that records the individual votes and vote totals electronically.(13)  "Ballot marking device" means a voting system with an electronic interface that allows a voter to mark a paper ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1054, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.04, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 88), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 121.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 8 - Voting Systems|Chapter 121 - General Provisions|Section 121.004. Communications With Voting Systems Vendor Public Information

Sec. 121.004.  COMMUNICATIONS WITH VOTING SYSTEMS VENDOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a written letter, e-mail, or other communication, including a communication made confidential by other law, between a public official and a voting systems vendor:(1)  is not confidential;(2)  is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code; and(3)  is not subject to an exception to disclosure provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, other than Sections 552.110 and 552.1101, Government Code.(b)  A written letter, e-mail, or other communication between a public official and a voting systems vendor is excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the communication discloses information, data, or records relating to the security of elections critical infrastructure.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.13, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 128.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 8 - Voting Systems|Chapter 128 - Computerized Voting Systems|Section 128.001. Computerized Voting System Standards

Sec. 128.001.  COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS.  (a)  The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to allow for the use of a computerized voting system.  The procedures must provide for the use of a computerized voting system with:(1)  multiple voting terminals for the input of vote selections on the ballot presented by a main computer;  and(2)  a main computer to coordinate ballot presentation, vote selection, ballot image storage, and result tabulation.(b)  Notwithstanding Chapter 66, a system under this section may allow for the storage of processed ballot materials in an electronic form on the main computer.(c)  The secretary of state may modify existing procedures as necessary to allow the use of a system authorized by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 142.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 142.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to an independent candidate for an office that is to be voted on at the general election for state and county officers except the offices of president and vice-president of the United States.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.002. Declaration of Intent Required

Sec. 142.002.  DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make a declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate.(b)  A declaration of intent to run as an independent candidate must:(1)  be in writing and be signed and acknowledged by the candidate;(2)  be filed with the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed within the regular filing period for an application for a place on a general primary election ballot;  and(3)  contain:(A)  the candidate's name and residence address;(B)  the office sought, including any place number or other distinguishing number;  and(C)  an indication of whether the office sought is to be filled for a full or unexpired term, if the office sought and another office to be voted on have the same title but do not have place numbers or other distinguishing numbers.(c)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a candidate for an unexpired term if the vacancy occurs after the 10th day before the regular filing deadline for an application for a place on a general primary election ballot;  or(2)  a candidate for an office for which the regular application filing deadline for candidates in a primary election is extended.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.0021. Filing Declarations of Intent for More Than One Office Prohibited

Sec. 142.0021.  FILING DECLARATIONS OF INTENT FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE PROHIBITED.  (a)  A candidate may not file declarations of intent for two or more offices that:(1)  are not permitted by law to be held by the same person;  and(2)  are to be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day.(b)  If a person files more than one declaration of intent in violation of this section, each declaration filed subsequent to the first one filed is invalid.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 142.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.003. Preservation of Declaration

Sec. 142.003.  PRESERVATION OF DECLARATION.  The authority with whom a declaration of intent is required to be filed shall preserve each declaration filed with the authority until the day after general election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 97, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 142.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.004. Application Required

Sec. 142.004.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.(b)  An application must, in addition to complying with Section 141.031, be accompanied by a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.005. Authority With Whom Application Filed

Sec. 142.005.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.  An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with:(1)  the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office;  or(2)  the county judge, for a county or precinct office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.006. Regular Filing Deadline for Application

Sec. 142.006.  REGULAR FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION.  (a)  An application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after runoff primary election day, except as provided by Section 202.007.(b)  An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 142.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.007. Number of Petition Signatures Required

Sec. 142.007.  NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REQUIRED.  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on a candidate's petition is:(1)  for a statewide office, one percent of the total vote received by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election;  or(2)  for a district, county, or precinct office, the lesser of:(A)  500;  or(B)  five percent of the total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is under 25, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:(i)  25;  or(ii)  10 percent of that total vote.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.008. Statement on Petition

Sec. 142.008.  STATEMENT ON PETITION.  The following statement must appear at the top of each page of a candidate's petition:  "I know the purpose of this petition.  I have not voted in the general primary election or runoff primary election of any political party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office of (insert office title) for which (insert candidate's name) is a candidate."|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.009. Petition to Be Circulated After Primary

Sec. 142.009.  PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED AFTER PRIMARY.  A signature on a candidate's petition is invalid if the signer:(1)  signed the petition on or before general primary election day or, if a runoff primary is held for the office sought by the candidate, on or before runoff primary election day;  or(2)  voted in the general or runoff primary election of a political party that made a nomination, at either primary, for the office sought by the candidate.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 142.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 142 - Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers|Section 142.010. Certification of Candidates' Names for Placement on General Election Ballot

Sec. 142.010.  CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES' NAMES FOR PLACEMENT ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the authority a declaration of intent that complies with Section 142.002(b), if required, and an application that complies with Section 142.004(b).(b)  Not later than the 68th day before general election day, the certifying authority shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county in which the candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.(c)  A candidate's name may not be certified:(1)  if, before delivering the certification, the certifying authority learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.064;  or(2)  for an office for which the candidate's declaration or application is invalid under Section 142.0021 or 141.033, as applicable.(d)  In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or in a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 143.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 143.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to a candidate for a city office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 143.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.002. Independent Candidacy Required

Sec. 143.002.  INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED.  Except as provided by Section 143.003, a candidate's name may appear on the ballot only as an independent.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 143.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.003. Partisan Candidacy for Home-Rule City Office Authorized

Sec. 143.003.  PARTISAN CANDIDACY FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A city charter may authorize nominations of partisan candidates by political organizations for an office of a home-rule city.  Implementing regulations may be prescribed by the charter or by ordinance under charter authorization.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 , Sec. 6.001, eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 6.001, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 143.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 9 - Candidates|Chapter 143 - Candidate for City Office|Section 143.004. Application Required

Sec. 143.004.  APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  Subject to Section 143.005, to be entitled to a place on the ballot, a candidate must make an application for a place on the ballot.(b)  An application, other than an application required to be accompanied by fee, may be filed through e-mail transmission of the completed application in a scanned format to the e-mail address designated by the filing authority in the notice required under Section 141.040.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 83, eff. September 1, 2021.|