{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-41.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 41.033","heading":"EARLY CLOSING OF CERTAIN POLLS.","body":"Notwithstanding Section 41.031(a), an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, may close the polls before 7 p.m. in an election held by the entity if:\n(1) the entity has fewer than 50 qualified voters; and\n(2) the number of ballots cast in the election equals the number of qualified voters.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 4. TIME AND PLACE OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 41. ELECTION DATES AND HOURS FOR VOTING","SUBCHAPTER B. HOURS FOR VOTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.41.htm#41.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"6412f4c11dbf28af23002be25826f1418283917775db7f2db02246d816d0e157","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-41.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}