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TX Elec COde § 63.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.009. Voter Without Certificate Who Is Not on List

Sec. 63.009.  VOTER WITHOUT CERTIFICATE WHO IS NOT ON LIST.  A voter who does not present a voter registration certificate when offering to vote, and whose name is not on the list of registered voters for the precinct in which the voter is offering to vote, shall be accepted for provisional voting if the voter executes an affidavit in accordance with Section 63.011.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1078, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 26, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Elec COde § 63.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.0101. Documentation of Proof of Identification

Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo identification under this chapter:(1)  a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;(2)  a United States military identification card that contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;(3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to the person that contains the person's photograph;(4)  a United States passport book or card issued to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation; or(5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation.(b)  The following documentation is acceptable as proof of identification under this chapter:(1)  a government document that shows the name and address of the voter, including the voter's voter registration certificate;(2)  one of the following documents that shows the name and address of the voter:(A)  a copy of a current utility bill;(B)  a bank statement;(C)  a government check; or(D)  a paycheck; or(3)  a certified copy of a domestic birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person's identity.(c)  A person 70 years of age or older may use a form of identification listed in Subsection (a) that has expired for the purposes of voting if the identification is otherwise valid.(d)  Pursuant to Section 63.001(c), proof of identification is presented only for the purpose of identifying a voter and not for verification of residence.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1078, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 27, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2018.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1023 (H.B. 368), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 63.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.0102. Use of Certain Electronically Readable Information

Sec. 63.0102.  USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONICALLY READABLE INFORMATION.  (a)  An election officer may access electronically readable information on a driver's license or personal identification card for proof of identification when determining whether a voter shall be accepted for voting.(b)  The secretary of state shall prescribe any necessary procedures to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1189 (H.B. 178), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 63.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.011. Provisional Voting

Sec. 63.011.  PROVISIONAL VOTING.  (a)  A person to whom Section 63.001(g) or 63.009 applies may cast a provisional ballot if the person executes an affidavit stating that the person:(1)  is a registered voter in the precinct in which the person seeks to vote; and(2)  is eligible to vote in the election.(a-1)  A person to whom the early voting clerk was required to provide an early voting ballot by mail under Section 86.001 and who did not vote early by mail may cast a provisional ballot on election day if the person executes an affidavit stating that the person:(1)  is a registered voter in the precinct in which the person seeks to vote; and(2)  did not vote early by mail.(b)  A form for an affidavit required by this section must be printed on an envelope in which the provisional ballot voted by the person may be placed and must include:(1)  a space for entering the identification number of the provisional ballot voted by the person; and(2)  a space for an election officer to indicate whether the person presented a form of identification described by Section 63.0101.(b-1)  The affidavit form may include space for disclosure of any necessary information to enable the person to register to vote under Chapter 13.  The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the affidavit under this section.(c)  After executing the affidavit, the person shall be given a provisional ballot for the election.  An election officer shall record the number of the ballot on the space provided on the affidavit.(d)  An election officer shall enter "provisional vote" on the poll list beside the name of each voter who is accepted for voting under this section.(e)  A person who is permitted under a state or federal court order to cast a ballot in an election for a federal office after the time allowed by Subchapter B, Chapter 41, must cast the ballot as a provisional vote in the manner required by this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (H.B. 2823), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Elec COde § 63.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.0111. Offenses Related to Provisional Voting

Sec. 63.0111.  OFFENSES RELATED TO PROVISIONAL VOTING.  (a)  An election judge commits an offense if the judge knowingly provides a voter with a form for an affidavit required by Section 63.001 if the form contains information that the judge entered on the form knowing it was false.(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 7.01, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 63.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter|Section 63.012. Unlawfully Accepting or Refusing to Accept Voter

Sec. 63.012.  UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER.  (a)  An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly:(1)  permits an ineligible voter to vote other than as provided by Section 63.011;  or(2)  refuses to accept a person for voting whose acceptance is required by this code.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Elec COde § 67.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 67.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to each general or special election conducted in this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 67.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.002. Canvass of Precinct Returns

Sec. 67.002.  CANVASS OF PRECINCT RETURNS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the precinct election returns for each election shall be canvassed by the following authority:(1)  for an election ordered by the governor or by a county authority, the commissioners court of each county in which the election is held;  and(2)  for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county, the political subdivision's governing body.(b)  The canvass of precinct returns shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter except as otherwise provided by this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 67.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.003. Time for Local Canvass

Sec. 67.003.  TIME FOR LOCAL CANVASS.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 992 (H.B. 929), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), each local canvassing authority shall convene to conduct the local canvass at the time set by the canvassing authority's presiding officer not later than the 11th day after election day and not earlier than the later of:(1)  the third day after election day;(2)  the date on which the early voting ballot board has verified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional ballot has been cast in the election; or(3)  the date on which all timely received ballots cast from addresses outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot to be voted by mail in the election was provided to a person outside of the United States.(c)  In an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), the time for the local canvass may be set not later than the 14th day after election day.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 42, eff. Jan. 1, 2004;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471 (H.B. 57), Sec. 7, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 985), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 992 (H.B. 929), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 992 (H.B. 929), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 67.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.004. Procedure for Local Canvass

Sec. 67.004.  PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL CANVASS.  (a)  At the time set for convening the canvassing authority for the local canvass, the presiding officer of the canvassing authority shall deliver the sealed precinct returns to the authority.  The authority shall open the returns for each precinct and canvass them as provided by this section.  Two members of the authority constitute a quorum for purposes of canvassing an election.(b)  The canvassing authority shall prepare a tabulation stating for each candidate and for and against each measure:(1)  the total number of votes received in each precinct;  and(2)  the sum of the precinct totals tabulated under Subdivision (1).(b-1)  The tabulation in Subsection (b) must also include for each precinct the total number of voters who cast a ballot for a candidate or for or against a measure in the election.  The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this subsection.(c)  The canvassing authority may prepare the tabulation as a separate document or may enter the tabulation directly in the local election register maintained for the authority.  The authority shall attach or include as part of the tabulation the report of early voting votes by precinct received under Section 87.1231.(d)  The canvassing authority may compare the precinct returns with the corresponding tally list.  If a discrepancy is discovered between the vote totals shown on the returns and those shown on the tally list for a precinct, the presiding judge of the precinct shall examine the returns and tally list and make the necessary corrections on the returns.(e)  On completion of the canvass, the presiding officer of the canvassing authority shall deliver the tabulation to the custodian of the local election register unless it is entered directly in the election register.  The custodian shall preserve the tabulation for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(f)  On completion of the canvass, the presiding officer of the canvassing authority shall deliver the precinct returns, tally lists, and early voting precinct report used in the canvass to the general custodian of election records.  The custodian shall preserve them for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(g)  The presiding officer of the canvassing authority shall note the completion of the canvass in the minutes or in the recording required by Section 551.021, Government Code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.01, 2.51;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.14, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 86 (H.B. 1001), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 67.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.005. Determining Official Result of Election Not Canvassed at State Level

Sec. 67.005.  DETERMINING OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION NOT CANVASSED AT STATE LEVEL.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the official result of an election that is not canvassed at the state level is determined from the canvass of the precinct returns conducted by the local canvassing authority.(b)  In an election in which there is more than one local canvassing authority but no canvass at the state level, the official result is determined in the manner prescribed by the law providing for the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 67.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.006. Local Election Register

Sec. 67.006.  LOCAL ELECTION REGISTER.  (a)  An election register shall be maintained for each local canvassing authority.(b)  For each election, the election register must contain in tabulated form the information required to appear in the tabulation of precinct results prepared by the local canvassing authority.(c)  The general custodian of election records for the elections canvassed by a local canvassing authority is the custodian of the authority's election register.(d)  On receipt of the local canvassing authority's tabulation of votes, the custodian shall make the appropriate entries in the election register.(e)  The election register shall be preserved as a permanent record.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 67.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.007. County Election Returns

Sec. 67.007.  COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS.  (a)  For each election for a statewide, district, county, or precinct office, a statewide measure, or president and vice-president of the United States, the county clerk of each county in the territory covered by the election shall prepare county election returns.(b)  The county election returns shall state, for each candidate and for and against each measure, the total number of votes received in the county as stated by the local canvassing authority's tabulation of votes.(c)  The county clerk shall certify the county returns.(d)  Not later than 24 hours after completion of the local canvass, the county clerk shall deliver to the secretary of state, in the manner directed by the secretary, the county returns. (e)  The county clerk shall retain a copy of the county returns for the period for preserving the precinct election records.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 67.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.008. Separate County Returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Sec. 67.008.  SEPARATE COUNTY RETURNS FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.  (a)  In addition to the returns required by Section 67.007, each county clerk shall prepare separate county election returns of an election for the office of governor or lieutenant governor that contain the same information as the returns for those offices prepared under Section 67.007.(b)  The returns shall be delivered to the secretary of state as provided by Section 67.007.(c)  The secretary of state shall retain the returns until the first day of the next regular legislative session, when the secretary shall deliver the returns to the speaker of the house of representatives.(d)  The county clerk shall retain a copy of the county returns for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor for the period for preserving the precinct election records.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2628), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 67.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.009. Forms and Instructions for County Returns

Sec. 67.009.  FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR COUNTY RETURNS.  (a)  Before each election for which county election returns are required, the secretary of state shall deliver to each county clerk in the territory covered by the election two copies of the officially prescribed form for reporting county election returns.  The secretary shall also deliver two copies of the official form for the separate returns for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, if applicable.(b)  With the delivery of the official county returns forms, the secretary of state shall deliver written instructions on the preparation and delivery of the county election returns.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2628), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 67.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.010. County Returns Canvassed by Governor

Sec. 67.010.  COUNTY RETURNS CANVASSED BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  The county election returns for an election for a statewide office other than governor or lieutenant governor, a statewide measure, a district office, or president and vice-president of the United States shall be canvassed by the governor.(b)  When this code refers to the presiding officer of the final canvassing authority, the secretary of state is considered to be the presiding officer when the final canvassing authority is the governor.(c)  The canvass of county returns shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter except as otherwise provided by this code.(d)  The presiding officer may make a clerical correction to the officially canvassed returns based on any authorized amended county canvass filed with the presiding officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Elec COde § 67.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.011. County Returns Canvassed by Legislature

Sec. 67.011.  COUNTY RETURNS CANVASSED BY LEGISLATURE.  (a)  The county election returns for an election for the office of governor or lieutenant governor shall be canvassed by the legislature and the official result declared by the speaker of the house of representatives in accordance with Article IV, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution.(b)  If a county's election returns are incomplete or missing, the legislature may substitute the secretary of state's tabulation for that county or may obtain the necessary information from the county.  On request of the legislature, the secretary of state or the county shall promptly transmit the information to the legislature by the most expeditious means available.(c)  On completion of the canvass, the speaker of the house of representatives shall deliver the county returns to the secretary of state, who shall retain them for the period for preserving the precinct election records.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 67.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.012. Time for Canvass by Governor

Sec. 67.012.  TIME FOR CANVASS BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  The governor shall conduct the state canvass at the time set by the secretary of state:(1)  not earlier than the 15th or later than the 30th day after election day; or(2)  for an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), not earlier than the 18th or later than the 33rd day after election day.(b)  The secretary of state shall post, on the secretary of state's Internet website, a notice of the date, hour, and place of the canvass at least 72 hours before the canvass is conducted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 6(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 985), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 67.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 6 - Conduct of Elections|Chapter 67 - Canvassing Elections|Section 67.013. Procedure for Canvass by Governor

Sec. 67.013.  PROCEDURE FOR CANVASS BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  At the time set for the state canvass, the secretary of state shall deliver the county returns to the governor.(b)  The secretary of state shall prepare a tabulation stating for each candidate and for and against each measure required to be canvassed by the governor:(1)  the total number of votes received in each county;  and(2)  the sum of the county totals tabulated under Subdivision (1).(c)  At the canvass of an election in which the office of governor or lieutenant governor is voted on, the secretary of state shall prepare a separate tabulation on the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, indicating for each candidate the information required by Subsection (b).(d)  The governor shall certify the tabulations.(e)  The secretary of state shall retain the county election returns used in the canvass and the tabulations for the period for preserving the precinct election records.|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.|