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TX Elec COde § 32.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 32.072. Duties and Working Hours of Clerks

Sec. 32.072.  DUTIES AND WORKING HOURS OF CLERKS.  (a)  The presiding judge shall designate the working hours of and assign the duties to be performed by the election clerks serving under the judge.(b)  Subject to Section 32.073, clerks may be assigned to work for different lengths of time and to begin work at different hours.(c)  With respect to designating the working hours of and assigning the duties to be performed by the election clerks, the presiding judge, to facilitate and protect the integrity of the voting process, shall treat all election clerks serving at the polling place uniformly.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 89 (S.B. 896), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 32.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 32.073. Absence of Election Officers From Polling Place

Sec. 32.073.  ABSENCE OF ELECTION OFFICERS FROM POLLING PLACE.  (a)  The presiding judge and the clerks who are on duty at the time of any manual count or examination of ballots before the time for closing the polls shall remain on duty without leaving the polling place while the polls are open.  Clerks may be assigned to work for periods ending before any manual count or examination of ballots begins.  The presiding judge may permit temporary absences for meals or other necessary activities.(b)  If the presiding judge does not permit the clerks to be absent for meals, the judge must permit meals to be brought or delivered to the polling place.(c)  With respect to regulating temporary absences from the polling place while the polls are open, the presiding judge shall treat all election officers serving at the polling place uniformly.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 32.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 32.074. Administration of Oaths

Sec. 32.074.  ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS.  An election judge or clerk may administer any oath required or authorized to be made at a polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 32.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 32.075. Law Enforcement Duties and Powers

Sec. 32.075.  LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES AND POWERS.  (a)  The presiding judge shall preserve order and prevent breaches of the peace and violations of this code in the polling place and in the area within which electioneering and loitering are prohibited from the time the judge arrives at the polling place on election day until the judge leaves the polling place after the polls close.(b)  In performing duties under Subsection (a), the presiding judge may appoint one or more persons to act as special peace officers for the polling place.  A special peace officer may not enforce the prohibition against electioneering or loitering near the polling place unless the officer's appointment is approved by the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority.(c)  In performing duties under Subsection (a), a presiding judge has the power of a district judge to enforce order and preserve the peace, including the power to issue an arrest warrant.  An appeal of an order or other action of the presiding judge under this section is made in the same manner as the appeal of an order or other action of a district court in the county in which the polling place is located.(d)  A person who is arrested at a polling place while voting or waiting to vote shall be permitted to vote, if entitled to do so, before being removed from the polling place.(e)  The presiding judge or a special peace officer appointed under this section may not enforce the prohibition against electioneering or loitering outside of the area within which electioneering and loitering are prohibited under Section 61.003 or 85.036.(f)  A person is eligible for appointment as a special peace officer under Subsection (b) only if the person is licensed as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(g)  A presiding judge may not have a watcher duly accepted for service under Subchapter A, Chapter 33, removed from the polling place for violating a provision of this code or any other provision of law relating to the conduct of elections, other than a violation of the Penal Code, unless the violation was observed by an election judge or clerk.(h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (g), a presiding judge may call a law enforcement officer to request that a poll watcher be removed if the poll watcher commits a breach of the peace or a violation of law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1094, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 3143), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (H.B. 1503), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.17, eff. May 18, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.01, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 32.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 32.076. Disclosure of E-Mail Address and Phone Number Restricted

Sec. 32.076.  DISCLOSURE OF E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER RESTRICTED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an e-mail address or personal phone number of an election judge or clerk collected or maintained by the authority conducting the election is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  An e-mail address or phone number described by Subsection (a) shall be made available on request to:(1)  any entity eligible to submit lists of election judges or clerks for that election; or(2)  the state executive committee of a political party with a county chair eligible to submit lists of election judges or clerks for that election.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (H.B. 2160), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 32.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter E. Compensation|Section 32.091. Compensation for Services at Polling Place

Sec. 32.091.  COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AT POLLING PLACE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an election judge or clerk is entitled to compensation for services rendered at a precinct polling place at an hourly rate not to exceed the amount fixed by the appropriate authority, which amount must be at least the federal minimum hourly wage.  A judge or clerk may be compensated at that rate for services rendered under Section 62.014(c).(b)  A judge or clerk may not be paid for more than one hour of work before the polls open, except for payment made for work under Section 62.014(c).  In a precinct in which voting machines are used, a judge or clerk may not be paid for more than two hours of work after the time for closing the polls or after the last voter has voted, whichever is later.(c)  For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training program as provided by Subchapter F, $7. |Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 32.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter E. Compensation|Section 32.092. Compensation for Delivering Election Records and Supplies

Sec. 32.092.  COMPENSATION FOR DELIVERING ELECTION RECORDS AND SUPPLIES.  (a)  The election judge or clerk who delivers the precinct election records, keys to ballot boxes or other election equipment, and unused election supplies after an election is entitled to compensation for that service in an amount not to exceed $25.(b)  If more than one election officer delivers the records, keys, and unused supplies, the presiding judge shall determine how the amount fixed for the service is to be allocated among the officers.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 32.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter E. Compensation|Section 32.093. Authority Fixing Compensation

Sec. 32.093.  AUTHORITY FIXING COMPENSATION.  The compensation of election judges and clerks shall be fixed by the following authority:(1)  for an election ordered by the governor or a county authority, the commissioners court;(2)  for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county, the political subdivision's governing body;  and(3)  for a primary election, the county executive committee of the political party holding the primary.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 32.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter E. Compensation|Section 32.094. Statement of Compensation

Sec. 32.094.  STATEMENT OF COMPENSATION.  (a)  After each election, each presiding judge serving in the election shall prepare and sign, in duplicate, a statement containing the following information:(1)  the name and address of the presiding judge and each clerk who served under the judge;(2)  the number of hours that each election officer worked at the polling place or at another location under Section 62.014(c), excluding time for which payment may not be made;  and(3)  the name of the election officer who delivered the election records, keys, and unused supplies, and, if more than one officer, the name of and the amount of compensation allocated to each officer.(b)  In addition to the information required by Subsection (a), the compensation statement must include the total hourly compensation earned by each officer if the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies directs the presiding judge to include that information.(c)  The presiding judge shall follow the instructions of the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies with respect to:(1)  the time by which and the authority to whom the presiding judge is to deliver the compensation statement;  and(2)  any other instructions that the authority considers appropriate to ensure that the election officers are paid.(d)  The time designated under Subsection (c)(1) for delivery of the compensation statement may not be later than 5 p.m. of the third day after election day.(e)  The original compensation statement shall be used for making payment for the services.  The general custodian of election records shall preserve the duplicate for the period for preserving the precinct election records.  If the presiding judge delivers the statement to an authority other than the general custodian of election records, the authority receiving the statement shall deliver the duplicate to the general custodian not later than the third day after the date of its receipt.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 32.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter F. Training|Section 32.111. Training Standards for Election Judges

Sec. 32.111.  TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ELECTION JUDGES.  (a)  The secretary of state shall:(1)  adopt standards of training in election law and procedure for presiding or alternate election judges;(2)  develop materials for a standardized curriculum for that training;  and(3)  distribute the materials as necessary to the governing bodies of political subdivisions that hold elections and to each county executive committee of a political party that holds a primary election.(b)  The training standards may include required attendance at appropriate training programs or the passage of an examination at the end of a training program.(c)  The training standards adopted under Subsection (a) must include provisions on the acceptance and handling of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer under Section 63.001.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 32.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter F. Training|Section 32.112. Expense of Training Judges

Sec. 32.112.  EXPENSE OF TRAINING JUDGES.  The governing body of a political subdivision may appropriate funds to:(1)  compensate its election judges, early voting clerk, and deputy early voting clerks in charge of early voting polling places for attending a training program required under Section 32.111, at an hourly rate not to exceed the maximum rate of compensation of an election judge for services rendered at a precinct polling place or, if applicable, for attending a training program under Section 32.114;  and(2)  pay the expenses of conducting the programs.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.37;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 32.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter F. Training|Section 32.113. Training Programs

Sec. 32.113.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The governing body of a political subdivision other than a county may, and the county executive committee of a political party shall, provide training for its election officers using the standardized training program and materials developed and provided by the secretary of state under Section 32.111.(b)  A political subdivision or county executive committee may conduct its training independently or jointly with other entities.(c)  A law outside this code providing for a training program in connection with a specified type of election supersedes this subchapter to the extent of any conflict.(d)  The governing body of the political subdivision shall notify the voter registrar of each county in which the political subdivision is situated of the date, hour, and place of each session of the training program.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 32.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter F. Training|Section 32.114. Public County Training Program

Sec. 32.114.  PUBLIC COUNTY TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  The county clerk shall provide one or more sessions of training using the standardized training program and materials developed and provided by the secretary of state under Section 32.111 for the election judges and clerks appointed to serve in elections ordered by the governor or a county authority.  Each election judge shall complete the training program.  The training program must include specific procedures related to the early voting ballot board and the central counting station, as applicable.  Each election clerk shall complete the part of the training program relating to the acceptance and handling of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer under Section 63.001.(b)  A training program provided under this section is open to the public free of charge.(c)  The county clerk shall:(1)  post a notice of the time and place of each session on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains an Internet website, and may post the notice on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court and shall include on the notice a statement that the program is open to the public;(1-a)  post notice of the time and place of each session on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court, if the county does not maintain an Internet website, and shall include on the notice a statement that the program is open to the public; (2)  notify each presiding judge appointed by the commissioners court of the time and place of each session and of the duty of each election judge to complete the training program;(3)  notify the county chair of each political party in the county of the time and place of each session; and(4)  notify the voter registrar of the date, hour, and place of each session.(d)  Each presiding judge receiving notice under Subsection (c)(2) shall notify the alternate presiding judge and other persons who serve as clerks for the judge's precinct of the time and place of each session.(e)  An election judge, early voting clerk, or deputy early voting clerk in charge of an early voting polling place is entitled to compensation for attending the training program at an hourly rate fixed by the appropriate authority in an amount that is equal to or greater than the federal minimum wage.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 933), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 32.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 32 - Election Judges and Clerks|Subchapter F. Training|Section 32.115. Secretary of State to Assist in Training

Sec. 32.115.  SECRETARY OF STATE TO ASSIST IN TRAINING.  On request of a county executive committee or a county clerk, as appropriate, the secretary of state shall schedule and provide assistance for the training of election judges and clerks under Section 32.113 or 32.114.  The secretary may provide similar training assistance to other political subdivisions.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 33.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 33 - Watchers|Subchapter A. Appointment|Section 33.001. Watcher Defined

Sec. 33.001.  WATCHER DEFINED.  In this code, "watcher" means a person appointed under this subchapter to observe the conduct of an election on behalf of a candidate, a political party, or the proponents or opponents of a measure.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 33.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 33 - Watchers|Subchapter A. Appointment|Section 33.0015. Chapter Purpose and Watcher Duty

Sec. 33.0015.  CHAPTER PURPOSE AND WATCHER DUTY.  The purpose of this chapter is to preserve the integrity of the ballot box in accordance with Section 4, Article VI, Texas Constitution, by providing for the appointment of watchers.  It is the intent of the legislature that watchers duly accepted for service under this chapter be allowed to observe and report on irregularities in the conduct of any election, but may not interfere in the orderly conduct of an election.  To effect that purpose, a watcher appointed under this chapter shall observe without obstructing the conduct of an election and call to the attention of an election officer any observed or suspected irregularity or violation of law in the conduct of the election.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.02, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 33.0016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 33 - Watchers|Subchapter A. Appointment|Section 33.0016. References to Early Voting Ballot Board in This Chapter

Sec. 33.0016.  REFERENCES TO EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD IN THIS CHAPTER.  A reference in this chapter to an early voting ballot board includes a signature verification committee.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.03, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 33.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 33 - Watchers|Subchapter A. Appointment|Section 33.002. Appointment by Candidate

Sec. 33.002.  APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE.  (a)  Watchers may be appointed by each candidate whose name appears on the ballot or the list of declared write-in candidates in an election for:(1)  a public office other than the office of vice-president of the United States;  or(2)  an office of a political party.(b)  In an election for an office of the state government that is filled by voters of more than one county, watchers may also be appointed by the candidate's campaign treasurer.(c)  In an election for an office of the federal government that is filled by voters of more than one county, watchers may also be appointed by the chair or treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee or by a designated agent of the chair or treasurer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 33.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 3 - Election Officers and Observers|Chapter 33 - Watchers|Subchapter A. Appointment|Section 33.003. Appointment by Political Party

Sec. 33.003.  APPOINTMENT BY POLITICAL PARTY.  (a)  The county chair of each political party that has one or more nominees on the ballot may appoint watchers.(b)  If the county chair does not make an authorized appointment, any three members of the county executive committee may make the appointment.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|