{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-81.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 81.001","heading":"EARLY VOTING REQUIRED.","body":"(a) In each election in this state, early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance at an early voting polling place and by mail.\n(b) A reference in a law outside this code to \"absentee voting\" means \"early voting.\"\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.03; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 81. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.81.htm#81.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"b837735c55031841e7568fa96a8eef04c960044d4fe3db1ce7181cdfcfef1219","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-68.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-81.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}