{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.058","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 101.058","heading":"OFFICIAL CARRIER ENVELOPE.","body":"The officially prescribed carrier envelope for voting under this subchapter shall be prepared so that it can be mailed free of United States postage, as provided by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. Sections 20301 through 20311), and must contain the label prescribed by Section 101.056(a) for the envelope in which the balloting materials are sent to a voter. The secretary of state shall provide early voting clerks with instructions on compliance with this section.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., Ch. 211 (S.B. 616), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 1991, 72nd Leg., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1234), Sec. 2.24, eff. September 1, 1991.\nActs 1991, 72nd Leg., Ch. 554 (S.B. 1186), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 1991.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 71, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE B. SPECIAL FORMS OF EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 101. VOTING BY RESIDENT FEDERAL POSTCARD APPLICANT","SUBCHAPTER B. SUBMISSION OF FEDERAL POSTCARD APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.101.htm#101.058","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"f4571d9ad12644fd7327dbde75815ca5f1bf511bdf5cce3184b55aaf74ee97ae","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.057","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-101.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}