{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.063","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 127.063","heading":"DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX.","body":"A sealed ballot box used under this subchapter must be equipped with a lock to prevent opening the box without a key and designed and constructed so that:\n(1) the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;\n(2) the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and\n(3) the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 8. VOTING SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 127. PROCESSING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM RESULTS","SUBCHAPTER C. SEALED BALLOT BOXES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.127.htm#127.063","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"6ba5e9adce32664547eb4b870d569ea43196183060eddf152312493d82ce026e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.064"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}