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TX Elec COde § 51.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 51 - Election Supplies|Subchapter B. Election Equipment|Section 51.033. Number and Use of Ballot Boxes

Sec. 51.033.  NUMBER AND USE OF BALLOT BOXES.  (a)  Four ballot boxes shall be used at each polling place in an election and shall be marked as follows:(1)  "Ballot Box No. 1 for Election Precinct No. ________";(2)  "Ballot Box No. 2 for Election Precinct No. ________";(3)  "Ballot Box No. 3 for Election Precinct No. ________";  and(4)  "Ballot Box No. 4 for Election Precinct No. ________".(b)  If an election precinct is designated by name instead of number, the name of the precinct shall be marked on the box.(c)  Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 are used for the deposit of voters' marked ballots.(d)  Ballot box no. 3 is used for delivering the voted ballots to their custodian after they are counted and for storing the voted ballots during the preservation period.(e)  Ballot box no. 4 is used for delivering defectively printed, spoiled, and unused ballots to their custodian after the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 51.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 51 - Election Supplies|Subchapter B. Election Equipment|Section 51.034. Specifications for Ballot Boxes

Sec. 51.034.  SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLOT BOXES.  (a)  Each ballot box must be made of a sturdy material and suitably designed for its intended use.  Each box must have a lock and key.(b)  Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 must each have a slot in the top just large enough to receive a ballot.  Ballot boxes no. 3 and no. 4 are not required to have a slot, but if a slot is provided, it may not be larger than that prescribed for boxes no. 1 and no. 2.(c)  A ballot box may be used without approval of the secretary of state if the box:(1)  is an enclosed, opaque container made of metal, wood, or other material;(2)  is equipped with a hinged top, hasp, and padlock;  and(3)  complies with Subsection (b).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 51.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 51 - Election Supplies|Subchapter B. Election Equipment|Section 51.035. Use of County-Owned Equipment for Primary Election

Sec. 51.035.  USE OF COUNTY-OWNED EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION.  (a)  On request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election, the county clerk shall furnish available county-owned ballot boxes and voting booths to the party for use in its primary election.(b)  If there is not enough county-owned equipment to satisfy the requests made under Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall allocate the equipment among the political parties requesting it.(c)  A fee may not be charged for use of equipment furnished under this section, but the political party shall reimburse the county for the actual expenses incurred by the county in transporting the equipment to and from the polling places if the county provides that service.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 51.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 51 - Election Supplies|Subchapter B. Election Equipment|Section 51.036. Custodian of Equipment

Sec. 51.036.  CUSTODIAN OF EQUIPMENT.  Except as otherwise provided by this code, the authority responsible for distributing election supplies for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision is the custodian of the election equipment owned by the political subdivision.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.001. Official Ballot

Sec. 52.001.  OFFICIAL BALLOT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the vote in an election is by official ballot.(b)  If an official ballot is unavailable at a polling place, the presiding election judge shall provide a ballot designed in accordance with this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.002. Authority Preparing Ballot

Sec. 52.002.  AUTHORITY PREPARING BALLOT.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the following authority shall have the official ballot prepared:(1)  for an election ordered by the governor or a county authority, the county clerk;(2)  for a primary election, the county chair of the political party holding the primary;(3)  for an election ordered by a city authority, the city secretary;  and(4)  for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county or city, the secretary of the subdivision's governing body or, if the governing body has no secretary, the governing body's presiding officer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 52.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.003. Placing Candidate's Name on Ballot

Sec. 52.003.  PLACING CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall have placed on the ballot the name of each candidate:(1)  who has filed with the authority an application for a place on the ballot that complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that the application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot;  or(2)  whose entitlement to placement on the ballot has been lawfully certified to the authority.(b)  A candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot in the form indicated on the candidate's application or, if the application was not filed with the authority, in the form certified to the authority.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by law, in a runoff election, the authority shall have placed on the ballot the name of each candidate who is entitled to a place on the runoff ballot as indicated by the canvass for the main election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 52.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.004. Failure to Place Candidate's Name on Ballot

Sec. 52.004.  FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is responsible for having the official ballot prepared for an election and knowingly fails to place on the ballot the name of a candidate who is entitled to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot.(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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 52.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.005. Ballot Content Determined According to Precinct

Sec. 52.005.  BALLOT CONTENT DETERMINED ACCORDING TO PRECINCT.  The ballot for an election precinct may contain only those offices and propositions stating measures on which the qualified voters of the precinct are entitled to vote.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.006. Correcting Ballot

Sec. 52.006.  CORRECTING BALLOT.  (a)  To make a necessary correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared may:(1)  prepare new ballots;(2)  line out or otherwise obscure the language being corrected and enter in printed form the correct language next to the language being corrected, if necessary;  or(3)  prepare printed or blank correction stickers to be affixed to the ballots.(b)  A correction sticker used under this section must be printed in the same type style and on the same color of paper as the ballot.(c)  A correction sticker may be affixed to a ballot only by the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared or by an election officer serving a polling place.(d)  A vote may not be counted for a name appearing on a correction sticker unless the sticker is prepared and affixed to the ballot as provided by this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.0061. Notice of Correction by Authority Responsible for Preparing Ballot

Sec. 52.0061.  NOTICE OF CORRECTION BY AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING BALLOT.  (a)  The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall deliver written notice to the secretary of state not later than 24 hours after the authority's determination to prepare new ballots to make a correction on the ballot.(b)  The notice must include a statement of the nature of the correction to be made.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 52.0062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.0062. Notice of Correction by Certain Printers

Sec. 52.0062.  NOTICE OF CORRECTION BY CERTAIN PRINTERS.  (a)  Each person required to file a statement under Section 51.013 shall deliver written notice to the secretary of state not later than 48 hours after the person receives a request to prepare new ballots to make a correction on the ballot for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers.(b)  The notice must include the name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the corrected ballots and a statement of the nature of the correction to be made.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 52.0063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.0063. Unlawful Preparation of Ballots

Sec. 52.0063.  UNLAWFUL PREPARATION OF BALLOTS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared new ballots to make a correction on the ballot without complying with Section 52.0061 or 52.0062, as applicable.(b)  Except as authorized by Section 52.006, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared for an election any ballot that contains the same number as a ballot that has been prepared for the election.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 52.0064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.0064. Destruction of Incorrect Ballots

Sec. 52.0064.  DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT BALLOTS.  (a)  If new ballots are prepared to make a correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall destroy the incorrect ballots in the presence of:(1)  the sheriff, in an election ordered by the governor or a primary election;  or(2)  the authority responsible for ordering the election, in any other election.(b)  The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall post in the authority's office a notice of the date, hour, and place of the destruction of the incorrect ballots.  The notice must remain posted continuously for the 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the destruction.(c)  Any interested person is entitled to be present at the destruction of incorrect ballots.(d)  The authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall prepare a record of the incorrect ballots that are destroyed.  The authority shall preserve the record for the period for preserving the precinct election records.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 52.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.007. Specimen Ballot

Sec. 52.007.  SPECIMEN BALLOT.  (a)  An official ballot for each ballot format used in each election shall be designated a specimen ballot.(b)  The specimen ballot shall be made available for public inspection:(1)  for an election other than a primary election, in the office of the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared;  or(2)  for a primary election, in the office of the county clerk.(c)  The specimen ballot shall be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable after the official ballots have been prepared for the election and shall be preserved for the period for preserving the precinct election records.(d)  The county chair of each political party holding a primary election shall deliver the ballots to be used as specimen ballots to the county clerk when the official ballots are received from the printer.(e)  The authority in whose office the specimen ballot is kept shall mark each specimen ballot with "SPECIMEN" in a manner that will not prevent the reading of its contents.  If more than one ballot format is used in the election, the authority shall indicate on the specimen ballot the election precincts in which each ballot format is used.(f)  A specimen ballot may not be reproduced for distribution.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 52.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter A. Preparing the Ballot|Section 52.008. Sample Ballot

Sec. 52.008.  SAMPLE BALLOT.  (a)  The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies shall have a supply of sample ballots printed.(b)  A sample ballot may be printed only on yellow paper.  "SAMPLE BALLOT" shall be printed in large letters at the top of each sample ballot.(c)  Sample ballots shall be distributed for use in the election as directed by the authority responsible for procuring the election supplies.(d)  A sample ballot may not be cast or counted in an election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 17, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Elec COde § 52.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter B. Name on Ballot|Section 52.031. Form of Name on Ballot

Sec. 52.031.  FORM OF NAME ON BALLOT.  (a)  A candidate's name shall be printed on the ballot with the given name or initials first, followed by a nickname, if any, followed by the surname, in accordance with this section.(a-1)  A person may use any surname acquired by law or marriage.(b)  In combination with the surname, a candidate may use one or more of the following:(1)  a given name;(2)  a contraction or familiar form of a given name by which the candidate is known;  or(3)  an initial of a given name.(c)  A nickname of one unhyphenated word of not more than 10 letters by which the candidate has been commonly known for at least three years preceding the election may be used in combination with a candidate's name.  A nickname that constitutes a slogan or otherwise indicates a political, economic, social, or religious view or affiliation may not be used.  A nickname may not be used unless the candidate executes and files with the application for a place on the ballot an affidavit indicating that the nickname complies with this subsection.(d)  A suffix such as "Sr.," "Jr.," or "2nd" may be used in combination with a candidate's name.(e)  A married woman or widow may use in combination with her surname, if the same as her husband's surname, the given name or initials of her husband with the prefix "Mrs."|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1098 (H.B. 2075), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 52.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter B. Name on Ballot|Section 52.032. Candidates With Same or Similar Surnames

Sec. 52.032.  CANDIDATES WITH SAME OR SIMILAR SURNAMES.  (a)  If two or more candidates for the same office have the same or similar surnames, each of those candidates may have printed on the ballot a brief distinguishing description or title, not to exceed four words, following the candidate's name.(b)  The description or title may only refer to the candidate's place of residence or present or former profession, occupation, or position.  However, the description or title may not refer to a public office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 52.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter B. Name on Ballot|Section 52.033. Titles Prohibited

Sec. 52.033.  TITLES PROHIBITED.  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a title or designation of office, status, or position may not be used in conjunction with a candidate's name on the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter B. Name on Ballot|Section 52.034. Name on Ballot More Than Once

Sec. 52.034.  NAME ON BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE.  A candidate's name may not appear more than once on the ballot except as a candidate for:(1)  two or more offices that are permitted by law to be held by the same person;  or(2)  the office of president or vice-president of the United States and another office.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.061. Printing on Ballot

Sec. 52.061.  PRINTING ON BALLOT.  (a)  The ballot shall be printed in black ink on white or light-colored paper, but the ballot may not be the same color as sample ballots.(b)  The type on the ballot may vary in size and style for the office titles, column headings, names of candidates, proposition headings, and propositions, but the type for each particular category must be uniform.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 52.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.062. Numbering of Ballots

Sec. 52.062.  NUMBERING OF BALLOTS.  The ballots prepared by each authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number "1."|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.063. Designation of Election and Date

Sec. 52.063.  DESIGNATION OF ELECTION AND DATE.  A designation of the nature of the election and the date of the election shall be printed at the top of the ballot.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.064. Designation as Official Ballot

Sec. 52.064.  DESIGNATION AS OFFICIAL BALLOT.  "OFFICIAL BALLOT" shall be printed in large letters on the ballot immediately below the designation and date of the election.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.065. Arrangement of Ballot With Party Nominee

Sec. 52.065.  ARRANGEMENT OF BALLOT WITH PARTY NOMINEE.  (a)  For an election in which a candidate's name is to appear on the ballot as the nominee of a political party, the ballot shall be arranged in vertical columns separated by parallel lines, as provided by this section.(b)  Each title of an office to be voted on shall be listed in the first column on the left of the ballot with "Candidates For:" printed at the top.  The office titles shall be separated by parallel horizontal lines extending through each column on the ballot.(c)  The name of each political party with a nominee on the ballot shall be printed at the top of the second and as many succeeding columns as necessary.  The name of the nominee of each party for each office shall appear opposite the office in the appropriate party column.  The party columns shall be of uniform width.(d)  If the name of an independent candidate is to appear on the ballot, a column immediately following the party columns shall be provided, with "Independent" printed at the top.  The name of each independent candidate shall appear in the column opposite the appropriate office title.(e)  If write-in votes are permitted by law in the election, a column immediately following the other columns shall be provided for write-in votes, with "Write-in" printed at the top.  Adequate space shall be provided in the column for write-in votes.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 52.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 5 - Election Supplies|Chapter 52 - Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation|Subchapter C. Form of Ballot|Section 52.066. Arrangement of Ballot With No Party Nominee

Sec. 52.066.  ARRANGEMENT OF BALLOT WITH NO PARTY NOMINEE.  (a)  For an election in which no party nominee is to appear on the ballot, the ballot shall be arranged as provided by this section.(b)  Each title of an office to be voted on shall be listed in a vertical column with the name of each candidate listed below the appropriate office title.(c)  If write-in votes are permitted by law in the election, a space underscored by a broken or solid line shall be provided for a write-in vote below the names of the candidates for each office.  If more than one candidate is to be elected to an office, write-in spaces shall be provided in a number equal to the number of candidates to be elected.(d)  If the length of the ballot arranged as one column would exceed 18 inches, the office titles may be arranged in parallel vertical columns.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|