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

Tex. Election Code § 87.103: COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS.

Text of section prior to the amendments made by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered before the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.
(a) The early voting electronic system ballots counted at a central counting station, the ballots cast at precinct polling places, and the ballots voted by mail shall be tabulated separately and shall be separately reported on the returns.
(b) The early voting returns prepared at the central counting station must include any early voting results obtained by the early voting ballot board under Subchapter D.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.20; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 5.17, eff. December 2, 2021.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

ELECTION CODE
TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING
SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING
CHAPTER 87. PROCESSING EARLY VOTING RESULTS
SUBCHAPTER F. PROCESSING BALLOTS COUNTED AT CENTRAL COUNTING STATION

(a) The early voting electronic system ballots counted at a central counting station, the ballots cast at precinct polling places, and the ballots voted by mail shall be tabulated separately and shall be separately reported on the returns.

(b) The early voting returns prepared at the central counting station must include any early voting results obtained by the early voting ballot board under Subchapter D.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.20; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 5.17, eff. December 2, 2021.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2025.

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