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

Tex. Election Code § 87.103 (2): COUNTING BALLOTS AND PREPARING RETURNS.

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

Text of section as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered on or after 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 ballots cast by personal appearance and the ballots voted by mail shall be tabulated separately and shall be separately reported on the returns.

(b) The returns prepared at the central counting station must include any 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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