{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.097","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 127.097","heading":"CONDUCT OF SECOND TEST.","body":"(a) The automatic tabulating equipment may not be used to count ballots voted in the election until a test conducted under Section 127.093(c) is successful.\n(b) If the initial test is unsuccessful, the presiding judge shall prepare a written record of the changes to the program, adjustments to the equipment, and other actions taken to achieve a successful test. The record shall be retained with the test materials.\n(c) When a test is successful, the presiding judge shall certify in writing that a test was successful and the date and hour the test was completed. The certification shall be retained with the test materials.\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 D. TESTING TABULATING EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.127.htm#127.097","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"3a6128ebcbce9ca8ffe22d584e8708f7e5ea7da85b47e3360a4f26802e7d9769","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.096","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.098"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}