{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 64.005","heading":"MARKING THE BALLOT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.","body":"In an election in which write-in voting is permitted, a vote for a candidate who is not on the ballot must be indicated by writing the candidate's name in the appropriate place provided on the ballot.\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#64.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"4496ae7ded96ad4feabe1cf342d114c820ae4d851a5198d731d9ba8120c82ee7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}