{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-65.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 65.001","heading":"COUNTING OFFICERS.","body":"At each polling place, the ballots shall be counted by one or more teams of election officers assigned by the presiding judge. Each team must consist of two or more election officers.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 65. COUNTING VOTES AND PREPARING RETURNS","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTING VOTES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.65.htm#65.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"b546a47d3c6bd783ba43adc77b54dbcab7ed5a42ebb13d834d7396f4d9049921","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-64.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-65.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}