{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-33.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 33.031","heading":"GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) To be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must be a qualified voter:\n(1) of the county in which the person is to serve, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a primary election;\n(2) of the part of the county in which the election is held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; and\n(3) of the political subdivision, in an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county.\n(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must complete training under Section 33.008.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 26(3), eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.05, eff. December 2, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 3. ELECTION OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS","CHAPTER 33. WATCHERS","SUBCHAPTER B. ELIGIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.33.htm#33.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"542e406d57b1dfd5d445970e42c0bd148f82a5df6c6d28fd36142458040868e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-33.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-33.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}