{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.036","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 64.036","heading":"UNLAWFUL ASSISTANCE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:\n(1) provides assistance to a voter who is not eligible for assistance;\n(2) while assisting a voter prepares the voter's ballot in a way other than the way the voter directs or without direction from the voter;\n(3) while assisting a voter suggests by word, sign, or gesture how the voter should vote; or\n(4) provides assistance to a voter who has not requested assistance or selected the person to assist the voter.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly assists a voter in violation of Section 64.032(c).\n(c) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly permits a person to provide assistance:\n(1) to a voter who is not eligible for assistance; or\n(2) in violation of Section 64.032(c).\n(d) 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. 393, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 64. VOTING PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER B. ASSISTING VOTER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.64.htm#64.036","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"7045eaf5d54102ac4acd3f7fd6a88bfcecacb624472820d543c549aeabd64648","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.035","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}