{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-63.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 63.012","heading":"UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER.","body":"(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly:\n(1) permits an ineligible voter to vote other than as provided by Section 63.011; or\n(2) refuses to accept a person for voting whose acceptance is required by this code.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 63. ACCEPTING VOTER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.63.htm#63.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"e902b6a0e1e967f50cd41d89e1113c60514318fe8a80d13b9d605393b9c2756a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-63.0111","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}