{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-65.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 65.008","heading":"TALLYING WRITE-IN VOTES.","body":"(a) In an election in which write-in voting is permitted, the name of a write-in candidate shall be entered on the tally list and votes for that candidate shall be tallied in the same manner as votes for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot.\n(b) A write-in vote may not be counted if a sticker containing a candidate's name is affixed to the ballot by the voter.\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#65.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"6a6f61c0737b90f7f1979c9b5a661e613bf26c417affa3994e2a68863651483c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-65.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-65.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}