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TX Elec COde § 272.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.003. Exempt Election Precincts

Sec. 272.003.  EXEMPT ELECTION PRECINCTS.  (a)  An election precinct to which Section 272.002 applies may be exempted from the bilingual requirement as provided by this section if official census information or other information indicates that persons of Spanish origin or descent comprise less than five percent of the precinct's inhabitants.(b)  To exempt an election precinct from the bilingual requirement, the presiding officer of the governing body of the political subdivision responsible for the expenses of an election, with the approval of the governing body, must file with the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for the political subdivision's elections:(1)  a written certification by the presiding officer that the precinct qualifies for the exemption;(2)  a written summary of the official census information or other information relied on to support the exemption;(3)  a map or maps indicating the precinct's boundary and the boundaries of the census enumeration areas referred to in the summary;  and(4)  an authenticated copy of the resolution or other official action showing the governing body's approval of the exemption.(c)  An exemption is effective on the 30th day after the date the certification and other materials required by Subsection (b) are filed.(d)  In a primary election, each county election precinct that has been exempted under this section is exempt.  If an election precinct that qualifies for exemption is not certified as exempt before the 60th day before primary election day, the secretary of state may exempt the precinct for the primary election by filing the certification and other materials as provided by Subsection (b).(e)  A precinct exempted under this section remains exempt until:(1)  the precinct becomes subject to Section 272.002 as a result of a subsequent federal decennial census;  or(2)  the effective date of a change in the precinct's boundary.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 272.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.004. Use of Bilingual Materials for Early Voting

Sec. 272.004.  USE OF BILINGUAL MATERIALS FOR EARLY VOTING.  Bilingual election materials shall be used for early voting in each election in which bilingual election materials are used.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.73;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 272.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.005. Required Bilingual Materials

Sec. 272.005.  REQUIRED BILINGUAL MATERIALS.  (a)  The instruction posters must be printed in English and Spanish on separate posters or on the same poster with the Spanish text next to the English text.  If separate posters are used, they must be posted side by side.(b)  Except as provided by Section 272.006, ballots must be printed with all ballot instructions, office titles, column headings, proposition headings, and propositions appearing in English and Spanish.(c)  Except as provided by Section 272.006, the following materials must contain a Spanish translation beneath the English text:(1)  the official affidavit forms and other official forms that voters are required to sign in connection with voting;(2)  the official application forms for early voting ballots;(3)  written instructions furnished to early voting voters;  and(4)  the balloting materials furnished to voters in connection with early voting by mail.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.74;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.18, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Elec COde § 272.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.006. Separate Translation Authorized

Sec. 272.006.  SEPARATE TRANSLATION AUTHORIZED.  (a)  In an election precinct in which use of bilingual election materials is required, bilingual printing of the ballot is not required if a Spanish translation of the ballot is posted in each voting station and a statement in Spanish is placed on the ballot informing the voter that the translation is posted in the station.(b)  If a separate translation of the ballot is made under Subsection (a), the translation must be furnished to each voter to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by mail is provided.(c)  An item specified by Section 272.005(c) is not required to contain a Spanish translation if:(1)  for an item used in connection with voting at a polling place:(A)  a separate translation of the item is made available to the voter on request;  and(B)  the item contains a statement in Spanish informing the voter of the availability of the translation;  or(2)  for an item used in connection with early voting by mail, a separate translation of the item is furnished with the item to the voter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.75;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.19, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Elec COde § 272.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.007. Authority Preparing Translation

Sec. 272.007.  AUTHORITY PREPARING TRANSLATION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, the secretary of state shall prepare the Spanish translation for the bilingual election materials required by Sections 272.005 and 272.006.(b)  The secretary of state shall prepare the Spanish translation of the ballot propositions for proposed constitutional amendments and other measures submitted by the legislature if the legislature does not provide a translation.(c)  The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared for an election other than a primary election or an election ordered by the governor shall prepare the Spanish translation of the contents of the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 2.20, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Elec COde § 272.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.008. Optional Use of Bilingual Materials

Sec. 272.008.  OPTIONAL USE OF BILINGUAL MATERIALS.  (a)  The governing body of the political subdivision responsible for the expenses of an election may require the use of bilingual election materials in one or more election precincts.(b)  If bilingual materials are required to be used under this section, an authenticated copy of the resolution or other official action showing the governing body's decision shall be filed with the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for the political subdivision's elections.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 272.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.009. Bilingual Election Clerks

Sec. 272.009.  BILINGUAL ELECTION CLERKS.  (a)  The presiding judge of an election precinct subject to Section 272.002 shall make reasonable efforts to appoint a sufficient number of election clerks who are fluent in both English and Spanish to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking voters of the precinct.(b)  If the number of election clerks appointed under Subsection (a) is insufficient to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking voters in the election, the authority appointing election judges for the election shall appoint at least one clerk who is fluent in both English and Spanish to serve at a central location to provide assistance for Spanish-speaking voters.  On a primary election day, the county chairs of each party holding a primary shall each appoint one clerk under this subsection.(c)  To be eligible to serve as a clerk under this section, a person must:(1)  be a qualified voter of the state and satisfy any additional eligibility requirements prescribed by written order of the commissioners court; or(2)  meet the eligibility requirements of a student election clerk under Section 32.0511.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.24, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 96, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 272.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.010. Voter Registration Application Form

Sec. 272.010.  VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORM.  (a)  The secretary of state shall prescribe a voter registration application form that is printed in Spanish or shall include a Spanish translation beneath the text of the English-language registration application form prescribed by the secretary.(b)  The voter registrar for each county containing an election precinct subject to Section 272.002 shall maintain a supply of the form required by Subsection (a) and shall keep a notice in Spanish posted at the place in the registrar's office where voter registration is conducted stating that application forms in Spanish are available.(c)  The form required by Subsection (a) may be used in any county in this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 253, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 272.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 272 - Bilingual Requirements|Section 272.011. Bilingual Election Materials Required in Certain Political Subdivisions

Sec. 272.011.  BILINGUAL ELECTION MATERIALS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  If the director of the census determines under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a that a political subdivision must provide election materials in a language other than English or Spanish, the political subdivision shall provide election materials in that language in the same manner in which the political subdivision would be required to provide materials in Spanish under this chapter, to the extent applicable.(b)  The secretary of state shall prepare the translation for election materials required to be provided in a language other than English or Spanish for the following state prescribed voter forms:(1)  voter registration application form required by Section 13.002;(2)  the confirmation form required by Section 15.051;(3)  the voting instruction poster required by Section 62.011;(4)  the reasonable impediment declaration required by Section 63.001(b);(5)  the statement of residence form required by Section 63.0011;(6)  the provisional ballot affidavit required by Section 63.011;(7)  the application for a ballot by mail required by Section 84.011;(8)  the carrier envelope and voting instructions required by Section 86.013; and(9)  any other voter forms that the secretary of state identifies as frequently used and for which state resources are otherwise available.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Elec COde § 275.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 275 - Election for Officers of City With 200,000 Population|Section 275.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 275.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a city with a population of 200,000 or more.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 275.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 275 - Election for Officers of City With 200,000 Population|Section 275.002. Majority Vote Required

Sec. 275.002.  MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.  To be elected to a city office, a candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 275.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 275 - Election for Officers of City With 200,000 Population|Section 275.003. Election by Place Required

Sec. 275.003.  ELECTION BY PLACE REQUIRED.  (a)  When a city attains a population of 200,000 or more, the city shall establish a system of electing its governing body in accordance with this section if in the city's general elections more than one member of its governing body is elected from the same set of candidates.(b)  Not later than the 60th day before the date of the first general election held in accordance with this section, the city's governing body shall assign a place number to each position on the governing body that is to be elected from the same territory as another position, identifying it by the name of the incumbent at the time the assignment is made.(c)  One person shall be elected to fill each position for which a place number appears on the ballot.(d)  The city shall use the place system required by this section until the city establishes another system of election that is consistent with an election by majority vote.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 276.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.001. Retaliation Against Voter

Sec. 276.001.  RETALIATION AGAINST VOTER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, in retaliation against a voter who has voted for or against a candidate or measure or a voter who has refused to reveal how the voter voted, the person knowingly:(1)  harms or threatens to harm the voter by an unlawful act;  or(2)  with respect to a voter over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, subjects or threatens to subject the voter to a loss or reduction of wages or another benefit of employment.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 256, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 276.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.003. Unlawful Removal From Ballot Box

Sec. 276.003.  UNLAWFUL REMOVAL FROM BALLOT BOX.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove voted ballots from a ballot box in a manner not authorized by law.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt.  In that case, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 489, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 276.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.004. Unlawfully Prohibiting Employee From Voting

Sec. 276.004.  UNLAWFULLY PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE FROM VOTING.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, with respect to another person over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, the person knowingly:(1)  refuses to permit the other person to be absent from work on election day or while early voting is in progress for the purpose of attending the polls to vote; or(2)  subjects or threatens to subject the other person to a penalty for attending the polls on election day or while early voting is in progress to vote.(b)  It is an exception to the application of this section that the person's conduct occurs in connection with an election in which the polls are open on election day or while early voting is in progress for voting for two consecutive hours outside of the voter's working hours.(c)  In this section, "penalty" means a loss or reduction of wages or another benefit of employment.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 7.02, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 276.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.005. Voter's Privilege From Arrest

Sec. 276.005.  VOTER'S PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST.  A voter may not be arrested during the voter's attendance at an election and while going to and returning from a polling place except for treason, a felony, or a breach of peace.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 276.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.006. Changing Electoral Boundaries of Certain Political Subdivisions

Sec. 276.006.  CHANGING ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  A change in a boundary of a territorial unit of a political subdivision other than a county from which an office of the political subdivision is elected is not effective for an election unless the date of the order or other action adopting the boundary change is more than three months before election day.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 995, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
TX Elec COde § 276.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.007. Student Election Authorized

Sec. 276.007.  STUDENT ELECTION AUTHORIZED.  (a)  An election for the participation of students in kindergarten through 12th grade may be held in conjunction with a general, special, or primary election as provided by this section.(b)  A student election may be ordered by:(1)  the commissioners court, for a student election held in conjunction with an election ordered by the governor or a county authority;(2)  the governing body of a political subdivision, for a student election held in conjunction with an election of the political subdivision;  or(3)  the county executive committee, for a student election held in conjunction with a primary election.(c)  A student election may be held only on election day or the day before election day.(d)  The authority ordering a student election shall specify in the order each grade that may participate in the election.  A student in a specified grade may enter a precinct polling place for the purpose of casting an unofficial ballot in the student election on the same offices and measures that appear on the official ballot.(e)  The authority ordering a student election shall make the results of that election available to the public but only after the polling places are closed on election day.(f)  The election officers serving in the official election may not serve in the student election.  The authority ordering a student election shall appoint a separate set of election officers to conduct the student election, supervise the participating students, and tabulate and report the results of that election.(g)  Expenses incurred in the conduct of a student election, including any personnel expenses, may be paid only from private grant funds or donations.(h)  The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section and ensure that the conduct of a student election does not affect the proper and efficient conduct of a general, special, or primary election.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 887, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 276.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.008. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council

Sec. 276.008.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO TEXAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.  (a)  On the written request of the Texas Legislative Council, the secretary of state, a county clerk or county elections administrator, a city secretary, or a voter registrar shall provide without charge to the council information or data maintained by the appropriate officer relating to voter registration, voter turnout, election returns for statewide, district, county, precinct, or city offices, or county election precincts, including precinct maps.(b)  The appropriate officer shall provide the requested information or data to the council as soon as practicable but not later than the 30th day after the date the request is received by that officer.(c)  The information or data shall be provided in a form approved by the council.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st, ch. 114, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Government Code, Sec. 323.013 and amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3A.02, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1585, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1999.|
TX Elec COde § 276.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.009. Voting by Sequestered Juror

Sec. 276.009.  VOTING BY SEQUESTERED JUROR.  (a)  The judge of a court that has issued an order that a jury not be allowed to separate shall permit a juror reasonable time to vote on election day.(b)  The court may provide the juror with a means of transportation to and from the appropriate polling place.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Elec COde § 276.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 276 - Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions|Section 276.010. Unlawful Buying and Selling of Balloting Materials

Sec. 276.010.  UNLAWFUL BUYING AND SELLING OF BALLOTING MATERIALS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person buys, offers to buy, sells, or offers to sell an official ballot, official ballot envelope, official carrier envelope, signed application for an early voting mail ballot, or any other original election record.(b)  This section does not apply to a person who executes a written contract for the procurement of election supplies necessary to conduct an election under Section 51.003.(c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless a voter sells a ballot, ballot envelope, or carrier envelope that has been provided to the voter by government, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|