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Tex. Elec. Code § 11.001

ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Slusher v. Streater (1995)

Most recently applied in In re Perez (January 2016)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this state, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 on the day the person offers to vote;

(2) be a resident of the territory covered by the election for the office or measure on which the person desires to vote; and

(3) satisfy all other requirements for voting prescribed by law for the particular election.

(b) For a person who resides on property located in more than one territory described by Subsection (a)(2), the person shall choose in which territory the residence of the person is located.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.