{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 64.003","heading":"MARKING THE BALLOT FOR CANDIDATE ON BALLOT.","body":"A vote for a particular candidate whose name is on the ballot must be indicated by placing an \"X\" or other mark that clearly shows the voter's intent in the square beside the name of the candidate for whom the voter desires to vote.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 64. VOTING PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER A. VOTING GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.64.htm#64.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"ffcc06712ba8e6b4b44d25480ab6a841dea1be2e613da298a9f9839b5e4be476","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}