{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 61.010","heading":"WEARING NAME TAG OR BADGE IN POLLING PLACE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not wear a badge, insignia, emblem, or other similar communicative device relating to a candidate, measure, or political party appearing on the ballot, or to the conduct of the election, in the polling place or within 100 feet of any outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.\n(b) An election judge, an election clerk, a state or federal election inspector, a certified peace officer, or a special peace officer appointed for the polling place by the presiding judge shall wear while on duty in the area described by Subsection (a) a tag or official badge that indicates the person's name and title or position.\n(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 24, 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","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#61.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"f7381dfab1f0ab6cb9808db7c5bffa858c9b798e6670e3d1ce0e1301513c5d57","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-61.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}