{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-11.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 11.001","heading":"ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this state, a person must:\n(1) be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 on the day the person offers to vote;\n(2) be a resident of the territory covered by the election for the office or measure on which the person desires to vote; and\n(3) satisfy all other requirements for voting prescribed by law for the particular election.\n(b) For a person who resides on property located in more than one territory described by Subsection (a)(2), the person shall choose in which territory the residence of the person is located.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 2. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION","CHAPTER 11. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.11.htm#11.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"8e3272b4e947fde93f547b2a6dc6d82300ae67721b8868af6b9beb16fca22f06","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-4.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-11.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}