{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.0241","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 87.0241","heading":"PROCESSING BALLOTS BEFORE POLLS OPEN.","body":"(a) The early voting ballot board shall make its determination whether to accept early voting ballots voted by mail in accordance with Section 87.041 after the ballots are delivered to the board.\nText of subsection prior to the amendments made by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered before the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.\n(b) The board may not count early voting ballots until:\n(1) the polls open on election day; or\n(2) in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance.\nText of subsection as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered on or after the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.\n(b) The board may not count early voting ballots until:\n(1) the polls open on election day; or\n(2) in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the fourth day before election day.\n(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary for implementing this section.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.23. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (S.B. 1599), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 7. EARLY VOTING","SUBTITLE A. EARLY VOTING","CHAPTER 87. PROCESSING EARLY VOTING RESULTS","SUBCHAPTER B. DELIVERING MATERIALS TO BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.87.htm#87.0241","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"42e51bfd31992b4c5895dba0facb2ea6c656c22a0b647b9f4b3c987559b6825e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.024","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-87.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}