{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 61.008","heading":"UNLAWFULLY INFLUENCING VOTER.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person indicates to a voter in a polling place by word, sign, or gesture how the person desires the voter to vote or not vote.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.61.htm#61.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"c8fb8411b6623d474c0ca76fd98ee09fdbe8b0ca0ee10bd100888f2116c05f37","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}