{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-279.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 279.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"County election officer\" means an individual employed by a county as an elections administrator, voter registrar, county clerk, or other officer with responsibilities relating to the administration of elections.\n(2) \"Election data\" means information that is created or managed in the operation of an election system.\n(3) \"Election system\" means a voting system and the technology used to support the conduct of an election, including the election data processed or produced in the course of conducting an election, such as voter registration information, ballot information, collected and tabulated votes, election management processes and procedures, and other election-related documents and election data.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (H.B. 1421), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 279. CYBERSECURITY OF ELECTION SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.279.htm#279.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"9fe015da6964443dbbea509b631edb97fb0819cb7f0f258877b33eacb862a4e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-278.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-279.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}