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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Election Code § 63.012: UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER.

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  1. ELECTION CODE
  2. TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
  3. CHAPTER 63. ACCEPTING VOTER

(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly:

(1) permits an ineligible voter to vote other than as provided by Section 63.011; or

(2) refuses to accept a person for voting whose acceptance is required by this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.

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