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TX Elec COde § 85.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.071. Delivery of Ballots to Main Polling Place

Sec. 85.071.  DELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO MAIN POLLING PLACE.  (a)  During the period for early voting by personal appearance, the ballots voted at a branch polling place, other than those cast on a voting machine, shall be:(1)  retained securely at the branch polling place in a locked room accessible only to election officers;  or(2)  delivered by an election officer or designated law enforcement officer to the main early voting polling place at the close of voting each day.(b)  The unvoted ballots at the branch polling place, other than voting machine ballots, shall be retained or delivered with the voted ballots but in a separate locked container.(c)  All voted and unvoted ballots shall be delivered by an election officer or designated law enforcement officer to the main polling place at the close of voting on the last day of voting at the branch polling place.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.11;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 85.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 85 - Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance|Subchapter C. Branch Early Voting Polling Place|Section 85.072. Branch Daily Register

Sec. 85.072.  BRANCH DAILY REGISTER.  (a)  Each day early voting is conducted at a branch polling place, an election officer in charge of the branch shall prepare a register listing the voters who cast ballots at the branch that day.(b)  The register must include for each voter the information necessary for entering the voter's name on the early voting roster for the election.(c)  The election officer preparing the register shall deliver it to the early voting clerk at the close of each day's voting at the branch polling place.(d)  The early voting clerk shall preserve each daily register for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(e)  A current copy of the register shall be kept at the branch polling place during the period voting is conducted there.(f)  The early voting clerk shall provide, in a downloadable database format, a current copy of the register for posting on the Internet website of the authority ordering the election, if the authority maintains a website, each day early voting is conducted.  At a minimum, the voter registration number for each voter listed in the register must be posted.(g)  The early voting clerk shall compile the registers and electronically submit to the secretary of state a record of each voter participating in a primary, a runoff primary, a general election, or any special election ordered by the governor not later than the day the voter votes in person or the early voting clerk receives a ballot voted by mail.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.11;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (H.B. 1850), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 87.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.001. Board Created; Jurisdiction

Sec. 87.001.  BOARD CREATED;  JURISDICTION.  An early voting ballot board shall be created in each election to process early voting results from the territory served by the early voting clerk.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.14;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 87.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.002. Composition of Board

Sec. 87.002.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  (a) The early voting ballot board consists of a presiding judge, an alternate presiding judge, and at least one other member.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the presiding judge and the alternate presiding judge are appointed in the same manner as a presiding election judge and alternate presiding election judge, respectively.  Except as provided by Subsection (c), each other member is appointed by the presiding judge in the same manner as the precinct election clerks.(c)  In the general election for state and county officers, each county chair of a political party with nominees on the general election ballot shall submit to the county election board a list of names of persons eligible to serve on the early voting ballot board in order of the county chair's preference.  The county election board shall appoint at least one person from each list to serve as a member of the early voting ballot board.  The same number of members must be appointed from each list.  The county election board shall appoint persons as members of the early voting ballot board in the order of preference indicated on each list.(d)  In addition to the members appointed under Subsection (c), the county election board shall appoint as the presiding judge the highest-ranked person on the list provided under that subsection by the political party whose nominee for governor received the most votes in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election and as the alternate presiding judge the highest-ranked person on the list provided under that subsection by the political party whose nominee for governor received the second most votes in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.14;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 3.14, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 87.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.003. Eligibility for Board Membership

Sec. 87.003.  ELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP.  To be eligible for appointment to the early voting ballot board, a person must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that the appointee must be a qualified voter of the territory served by the early voting clerk and is not required to be a qualified voter of any other particular territory.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.14;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 87.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.004. Board Composed of Precinct Election Officers

Sec. 87.004.  BOARD COMPOSED OF PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICERS.  In an election other than the general election for state and county officers or a primary election, the authority ordering the election may direct by resolution, order, or other official action that the precinct election officers serving one of the election precincts also serve as the early voting ballot board for the election.  In that case, the presiding election judge of the precinct serves as the board's presiding officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.14;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Elec COde § 87.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.005. Compensation of Members

Sec. 87.005.  COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.  (a)  Members of the early voting ballot board are entitled to the same compensation as presiding election judges, except that:(1)  the presiding judge may be compensated at a higher rate at the discretion of the appropriate authority; and(2)  if the board concludes its work in less than 10 hours, the members may be paid greater compensation than that regularly payable for the amount of time worked, but not to exceed the amount payable for 10 hours' work.(b)  Precinct officers serving as board members under Section 87.004 may not be compensated for both positions.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.14;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (S.B. 1418), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 87.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter A. Early Voting Ballot Board|Section 87.006. Early Voting Ballot Board Members: Oath and Identification

Sec. 87.006.  EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD MEMBERS: OATH AND IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  A member of the early voting ballot board shall repeat the following oath aloud:"I swear (or affirm) that I will objectively work to be sure every eligible voter's vote is accepted and counted, and that only the ballots of those voters who violated the Texas Election Code will be rejected.  I will make every effort to correctly reflect the voter's intent when it can be clearly determined.  I will not work alone when ballots are present and will work only in the presence of a member of a political party different from my own.  I will faithfully perform my duty as an officer of the election and guard the purity of the election."(b)  A member of the early voting ballot board who arrives after the oath is made shall repeat the oath aloud before performing any duties as a member.(c)  Following administration of the oath, each member of the early voting ballot board shall be issued a form of identification, prescribed by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the member during the member's hours of service on the board.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Elec COde § 87.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.021. Ballots and Other Materials Delivered to Board

Sec. 87.021.  BALLOTS AND OTHER MATERIALS DELIVERED TO BOARD.  The early voting clerk shall deliver to the early voting ballot board:(1)  in an election in which regular paper ballots are used for early voting by personal appearance, each ballot box, in accordance with Section 85.032(b), containing the early voting ballots voted by personal appearance and the clerk's key to each box;(2)  the jacket envelopes containing the early voting ballots voted by mail, regardless of the ballot type or voting system used;(3)  the poll lists prepared in connection with early voting by personal appearance;(4)  the list of registered voters used in conducting early voting; and(5)  a ballot transmittal form that includes a statement of the number of early voting ballots voted by mail, regardless of the ballot type or voting system used, that are delivered to the early voting ballot board, and in an election in which regular paper ballots are used for early voting by personal appearance, the number of names appearing on the poll lists prepared in connection with early voting by personal appearance.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.21;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 87.0211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.0211. Electronic Delivery of Materials Recorded Electronically

Sec. 87.0211.  ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF MATERIALS RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY.  If ballot materials and ballot applications are recorded electronically as provided by Section 87.126, the early voting clerk may deliver those materials to the early voting ballot board through electronic means.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 87.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.022. Time of Delivery: General Rule

Sec. 87.022.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  GENERAL RULE.  Except as provided by Section 87.0221, 87.0222, 87.023, or 87.024, the materials shall be delivered to the early voting ballot board under this subchapter during the time the polls are open on election day, or as soon after the polls close as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.22;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 88 (S.B. 895), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Elec COde § 87.0221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.0221. Time of Delivery: Paper Ballots

Sec. 87.0221.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  PAPER BALLOTS.  (a)  In an election in which regular paper ballots are used for early voting by personal appearance or by mail, the materials may be delivered to the board between the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance and the closing of the polls on election day, or as soon after closing as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.(b)  The early voting clerk shall post notice of each delivery of materials under this section that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day.  The notice shall be posted at the main early voting polling place continuously for at least 24 hours immediately preceding the delivery.(c)  At least 24 hours before each delivery, the early voting clerk shall notify the county chair of each political party having a nominee on the ballot of the time the delivery is to be made.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.23.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 78, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 87.0222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.0222. Time of Delivery: Ballots Voted by Mail

Sec. 87.0222.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  BALLOTS VOTED BY MAIL.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 87.024, in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the jacket envelopes containing the early voting ballots voted by mail may be delivered to the board between the end of the ninth day before the last day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and the closing of the polls on election day, or as soon after closing as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.(b)  The early voting clerk shall post notice of each delivery of materials under this section that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day.  The notice shall be posted at the main early voting polling place continuously for at least 24 hours immediately preceding the delivery.(c)  At least 24 hours before each delivery, the early voting clerk shall notify the county chair of each political party having a nominee on the ballot of the time the delivery is to be made.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 88 (S.B. 895), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 238 (S.B. 383), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 87.0223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.0223. Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent Out by Regular Mail and E-Mail

Sec. 87.0223.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  BALLOTS SENT OUT BY REGULAR MAIL AND E-MAIL.  (a)  If the early voting clerk has provided a voter a ballot to be voted by mail by both regular mail and e-mail under Subchapter C, Chapter 101, the clerk may not deliver a jacket envelope containing the early voting ballot voted by mail by the voter to the board until:(1)  both ballots are returned; or(2)  the deadline for returning marked ballots under Section 86.007 has passed.(b)  If both the ballot provided by regular mail and the ballot provided by e-mail are returned before the deadline, the early voting clerk shall deliver only the jacket envelope containing the ballot provided by e-mail to the board.  The ballot provided by regular mail is considered to be a ballot not timely returned.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 87.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.023. Time of Delivery: Automatically Counted Ballots

Sec. 87.023.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  AUTOMATICALLY COUNTED BALLOTS.  (a)  In an election in which early voting ballots are to be counted by automatic tabulating equipment at a central counting station, the ballots voted by mail to be automatically counted may be delivered to the board between the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance and the closing of the polls on election day, or as soon after closing as practicable, at intervals specified by the presiding judge of the board.(b)  The early voting clerk shall post notice of each delivery of ballots under this section that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day.  The notice shall be posted at the main early voting polling place continuously for at least 24 hours immediately preceding the delivery.(c)  At least 24 hours before the first delivery of ballots covered by Subsection (b), the early voting clerk shall notify the county chair of each political party having a nominee on the ballot of the time the first delivery is to be made.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.15;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 79, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 87.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.024. Time of Delivery: Voting Machine Election

Sec. 87.024.  TIME OF DELIVERY:  VOTING MACHINE ELECTION.  (a)  In an election in which early voting votes by personal appearance are cast on voting machines, the jacket envelopes containing the early voting ballots voted by mail may be delivered to the board between the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance and the closing of the polls on election day, or as soon after closing as practicable, at a time specified by the presiding judge of the board.(b)  The early voting clerk shall post notice of the delivery of materials under this section that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day.  The notice shall be posted at the main early voting polling place continuously for at least 24 hours immediately preceding the delivery.(c)  At least 24 hours before the delivery, the early voting clerk shall notify the county chair of each political party having a nominee on the ballot of the time the delivery is to be made.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.15;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 87.0241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.0241. Processing Ballots Before Polls Open

Sec. 87.0241.  PROCESSING BALLOTS BEFORE POLLS OPEN.  (a)  The early voting ballot board may determine whether to accept early voting ballots voted by mail in accordance with Section 87.041 at any time after the ballots are delivered to the board.(b)  The board may not count early voting ballots until:(1)  the polls open on election day; or(2)  in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance.(c)  The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary for implementing this section in regard to elections described by Subsection (b)(2).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.23.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 87.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 7 - Early Voting|Subtitle A - Early Voting|Chapter 87 - Processing Early Voting Results|Subchapter B. Delivering Materials to Board|Section 87.025. Delivering Second Ballot Box Key to Board

Sec. 87.025.  DELIVERING SECOND BALLOT BOX KEY TO BOARD.  On request of the presiding officer of the early voting ballot board, the custodian of the key to the second lock on the early voting ballot boxes shall deliver the custodian's key for each box to the presiding officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.15;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|