{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-84.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 84.037","heading":"PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS.","body":"(a) The early voting clerk shall preserve each cancellation request for the period for preserving the precinct election records. If the application is canceled, the clerk shall attach it and the corresponding ballot materials, if available, to the cancellation request and preserve it with the request.\n(b) The early voting clerk as defined by Subchapter A, Chapter 83, shall, not later than the 30th day after election day, deliver notice to the attorney general of cancellation requests received, including certified copies of cancellation requests, applications, and carrier envelopes, if available.\n(c) The attorney general shall prescribe the form and manner of submission under Subsection (b). The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements prescribed under this subsection.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 7, eff. December 1, 2017.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 84. APPLICATION FOR BALLOT","SUBCHAPTER B. CANCELING APPLICATION FOR BALLOT TO BE VOTED BY MAIL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.84.htm#84.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"4fc44e781fc04fe65d92207644adabf11e0e01471f9fb3fe8d99360eb5ce7c15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-84.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-84.038"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}